Despite the exponential pace of advancements in cancer therapies and treatment modalities, research into the advances in psychosocial care delivery to patients with cancer, survivors and their caregivers still lags. Psycho-oncology, is a well-established field, spanning bio psycho-socio spiritual ethical aspects of the cancer experience, having been integrated into treatment modalities for decades. A recent bibliographic study assessing research productivity in psych-oncology globally, revealed however less than 3,000 Scopus indexed articles in this extremely varied field from 1980 to 2021. With the increasing rates of cancer incidence globally, along with a prolonged survival of patients, this gap in research, if not addressed, will only widen.
The main goal of this Research Topic is to evaluate the current characteristics of mental health problems and services available for cancer patients and their caregivers. In addition to presenting the wide array of unique psychiatric and psychological concerns this population encounters, we aim to highlight advances made in the field globally, increase our understanding of the role of novel treatment modalities, and showcase disparities in access to care in certain systems.
This Research Topic welcomes articles that will be addressing the following themes:
- Psychiatric disorders in cancer patients
- Role of inflammation in depression in cancer patients
- Managing dual diagnosis of cancer and substance use disorders at any point in disease trajectory
- Psychiatric disorders in advanced disease
- Recent advances in pain and depression in cancer
- Managing patients with severe mental illness who get diagnosed with cancer, medically unexplained symptoms
- Psychopharmacology in cancer
Despite the exponential pace of advancements in cancer therapies and treatment modalities, research into the advances in psychosocial care delivery to patients with cancer, survivors and their caregivers still lags. Psycho-oncology, is a well-established field, spanning bio psycho-socio spiritual ethical aspects of the cancer experience, having been integrated into treatment modalities for decades. A recent bibliographic study assessing research productivity in psych-oncology globally, revealed however less than 3,000 Scopus indexed articles in this extremely varied field from 1980 to 2021. With the increasing rates of cancer incidence globally, along with a prolonged survival of patients, this gap in research, if not addressed, will only widen.
The main goal of this Research Topic is to evaluate the current characteristics of mental health problems and services available for cancer patients and their caregivers. In addition to presenting the wide array of unique psychiatric and psychological concerns this population encounters, we aim to highlight advances made in the field globally, increase our understanding of the role of novel treatment modalities, and showcase disparities in access to care in certain systems.
This Research Topic welcomes articles that will be addressing the following themes:
- Psychiatric disorders in cancer patients
- Role of inflammation in depression in cancer patients
- Managing dual diagnosis of cancer and substance use disorders at any point in disease trajectory
- Psychiatric disorders in advanced disease
- Recent advances in pain and depression in cancer
- Managing patients with severe mental illness who get diagnosed with cancer, medically unexplained symptoms
- Psychopharmacology in cancer
