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A psychosocial telephone counseling intervention can be beneficial for cervical cancer survivors

Psychosocial Phone Counseling Aids Cervical Cancer Survivors

Improvements in depression; lasting improvement in gynecologic and cancer-specific concerns
Few physicians would find euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide conceivable for patients with psychiatric disease

Few Doctors Would Consider Euthanasia in Psychiatric Disease

Most find it inconceivable that they would grant a request for euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide
For individuals with dementia living in nursing homes

Antipsychotic Rx Often Relates to Non-Approved Indications

Major categories of reasons for medication use are behavioral, psychiatric, emotional states, cognition
Children with type 1 diabetes have an increased risk of psychiatric disorders

Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Up for Children With T1DM

Increased risk of psychiatric morbidity most pronounced in six months after diagnosis
People who were born very preterm may be at higher risk of anxiety disorders and certain other mental health issues

Elevated Risk of Psychiatric Dx in Adults Born Very Premature

Greater risks seen for those exposed to steroid drugs in the womb
Meaning-centered group psychotherapy is effective for reducing psychological distress and improving spiritual well-being in patients with advanced cancer

Meaning-Centered Group Therapy Beneficial in Advanced Cancer

Improvements in patient quality of life, reduction in psychological distress
A brief mindfulness-based intervention has a positive short-term effect on psychological and behavioral measures as well as proinflammatory signal markers in younger breast cancer survivors

Mindfulness Intervention De-Stresses Cancer Survivors

Positive short-term effects seen in younger breast cancer survivors