Psych News Alert (6/22) reports, “Children, adolescents, and young adults who survive cancer may be more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia after cancer remission compared with their peers and siblings who did not have cancer, according to a study.” After analyzing 52 studies, investigators found that “youth with cancer had a significantly increased lifetime risk of severe depression symptoms, anxiety, and psychotic disorders compared with both family members and matched controls.” The findings were published online June 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Greater Risk of Some Mental Disorders in Adulthood, Psych News Alert, June 22, 2023