Prevalence and Initial Prescription of Psychotropics in Patients with Common Cancers in Japan, based on a Nationwide Health Insurance Claims Database
ConclusionsThe prevalence of and predictors for an initial prescription of psychotropics identified a potential target population of cancer patients requiring psychiatric treatment, particularly soon after a diagnosis of cancer.
Source: Psycho-Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Izumi Sato, Hideki Onishi, Shuhei Yamada, Koji Kawakami Tags: PAPER Source Type: research
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