Key result
Adjunctive mindfulness shows potential for managing depression in men with prostate cancer.
Why the study?
Depression and other negative psychosocial factors significantly affect men with prostate cancer but often go undiagnosed and ineffectively managed.
Case Report
This case report highlights the importance of screening for depression in men with prostate cancer and explores mindfulness as an adjunctive management option.
Supports depression screening in prostate cancer; leaves open mindfulness as adjunctive therapy.
Increasing incidence and survival rates of prostate cancer are leaving more men to suffer the sequelae of their diagnosis and treatment, like depression. Depression and other negative psychosocial factors significantly affect this population but often go undiagnosed and/or ineffectively managed. This case report focuses on the negative effects of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, the importance of screening these patients for depression, and the exploration of mindfulness as an adjunctive management option for this population.
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Amber Teigen (2023) conducted a case report in Prostate cancer and depression. Mindfulness was evaluated. This case report explores mindfulness as an adjunctive management option for depression in men with prostate cancer.
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