William F Pirl

..In a secondary analysis, we explored the hypothesis that the survival benefit resulted from improving depression...

..This article reviews the prevalence of psychiatric symptomatology among prostate cancer patients, the psychological challenges of coping with the disease, and general guidelines for treatment...

..Major depressive disorder is estimated to occur in 10%-25% of people with cancer, and it has been inconsistently linked to increased mortality...

..Future efforts should focus on the dissemination and validation of the NCCN guidelines...

..We prospectively examined the development of depressive symptoms and fatigue among men with locally advanced prostate cancer receiving hormone therapy...

..We examined differences in depression severity and rates of positive screens for major depressive disorder among newly diagnosed patients with stage IV NSCLC and known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) genotype...

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..These results confirm the importance of screening for infectious diseases among individuals with severe and persistent mental illness...

..We sought to investigate whether early palliative care also affects the frequency and timing of chemotherapy use and hospice care for these patients...

..We examined the effect of introducing palliative care early after diagnosis on patient-reported outcomes and end-of-life care among ambulatory patients with newly diagnosed disease...

..A central aim in the management of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is to identify treatable causes, such as depression. However, CRF and depression symptoms overlap and frequently co-occur, complicating diagnostic assessment...

..Optimal end of life care of patients with terminal cancer is poorly understood. In this study, the aggressiveness of care is described in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

..The aims of this study were to explore perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to examine the effect of early palliative care on these views over time...

..Using data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), we compared rates of anxiety disorders between long-term cancer survivors and individuals without a history of cancer...

..In this study, we examined the feasibility of a hospital-based exercise program for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer...

..To assess the feasibility of early palliative care in the ambulatory setting in patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

..6 months [95% CI, 7.6 to 9.5]) compared with controls (10.5 months [95% CI, 9.8 to 11.3]; P = .004). CONCLUSION e-mail prompts may improve the rate and timing of code status documentation in the EHR and warrant further investigation...

..04) and a large effect size for the intervention (Cohen's d = 0.80). Conclusion. Providing brief CBT tailored to the concerns of patients with terminal cancer was not only feasible but also led to significant improvements in anxiety...

..This analysis of a population-based sample of United States residents compares self-reported cognitive difficulties in LTCS and cancer naïve controls (CNC), controlling for psychiatric disorders...

..Our exploratory investigation considered whether variations in routinely available hematological parameters relate to the severity of fatigue reports...

..Therefore, comprehensive care of patients with advanced-stage NSCLC must include therapies targeted at these difficult and distressing symptoms...

..Treatment planning should incorporate contributing factors to anxiety and patient preferences for psychiatric care...

..To assess the operating characteristics of the Beck-Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the BDI-II cognitive subscale (BDI-II-cog) in screening for major depression (MDD) in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients...

..Clinical correlates of suicidal ideation in advanced cancer patients were examined to identify those at risk and to inform the development of interventions to reduce suicidal ideation in this vulnerable group...

..Reports of depressive symptoms arising during ADT are emerging. This study examines the prevalence rates and risk factors associated with major depression in this population...

..Prospective longitudinal studies are needed to determine causal relationships between excessive fatigue and surviving cancer...

..However, little is known about clinical practices in outpatient oncology settings related to discussing end-of-life care and documenting code status preferences in ambulatory medical records...

..The goal of this study was to explore the frequency and clinical predictors of infusion dose delays and reductions in this patient population...

..We sought to determine mutuality and specificity in rates of mental disorders between advanced cancer patients and their caregivers...

..Despite its high prevalence, it is often unrecognized and undetected. This study assessed the feasibility and validity of a one-item fatigue scale (OIFS) in an outpatient oncology clinic...

..This review summarizes the literature on potential survival benefits of palliative care and presents a model of how early integrated palliative care could potentially influence survival in patients with advanced cancer...

..Larger studies are needed to further investigate these findings...

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..Secondary goals include evaluating tolerability and investigating moderators of treatment response. ..