Mental Health Symptoms in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: An Observational Study
BACKGROUND:
Almost all patients with familial adenomatous polyposis undergo abdominal surgery with a risk of disease and surgery-related complications. This, the familial nature of the syndrome, and its wide-ranging manifestations make patients prone to mental health symptoms. If this is true, patients need appropriate evaluation and treatment.
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to record the experience of mental health symptoms in a group of unselected patients with FAP.
DESIGN:
We conducted an observational study using an anonymized mental health symptom survey for patients affected with familial adenomatous polyposis.
SETTINGS:
The study was conducted using the Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Registry in a tertiary referral center.
PATIENTS:
Patients affected with familial adenomatous polyposis were included.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Results of the mental health survey were measured.
RESULTS:
Seventy nine of 100 patients completed the survey; 57 endorsed ≥1 psychosocial symptom (72.2%). with a mean of 4 per patient. Nine patients (11.4%) met all 4 of the American Psychiatric Association diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, and 8 (10.1%) endorsed partial posttraumatic stress disorder criteria (3/4 symptoms). Patients who met all of the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder had an average of 9.3 psychosocial symptoms each compared with 8.3 for those who met 3 of 4 and 2.2 for those who met
Source: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original contributions: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: research
More News: Cancer | Cancer & Oncology | Colon Cancer | Colorectal Cancer | Gastroenterology | Men | Psychiatry | Study