Psychiatric News (11/30) reports, “Child and adolescent survivors of cancer – particularly those experiencing cognitive problems – may be at higher risk of suicidal thoughts than other youth their age,” researchers concluded in a study recruiting “youth who had been diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 6 and 19 and were receiving care at a pediatric neuropsychology clinic.” Researchers found that 17.5% “of the 166 pediatric cancer patients in the analysis…had experienced suicidal ideation.” The findings were published online Nov. 19 in the journal Psycho-Oncology.
Related Links:
— “Young Cancer Survivors May Experience Cognitive Problems, Suicidal Thoughts, Psychiatric News, November 30, 2021