Androgen deprivation is a therapeutic option for patients with prostate cancer, however with a range of side effects that negatively affects their physical and psychological condition.
A multidisciplinary care program, ADAPP ("Androgenic deprivation in prostate cancer patients"), has been created with a special focus on managing these side effects. This article describes the intervention of the liaison psychiatry within this program, with care options ranging from psychological support to intensive psychotherapy to address patients' intrapsychic dynamics throughout this care program. Clinical cases are reported to illustrate the relevance and the necessity of this specialized counselling.
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Frambati L, Weber K, Canuto A, Miralbell R, Zilli T, Pichard C, Joly C, Voison N, Dos Santos JF. Are you the author?
Service de psychiatrie de liaison et d'intervention de crise, Département de santé mentale et de psychiatrie, HUG, Genève 14.
Reference: Rev Med Suisse. 2013 Feb 13;9(373):369-70, 372-3.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23477070
Article in French.
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