Management of Clinical Depression and Anxiety provides a brief set of clinical guidelines for handling clinical depression and anxiety in cancer patients. Part of the Psycho-oncology Care: Companion Guides for Clinicians series, this highly readable, concise pocket guide is an ideal resource for oncology clinicians and mental health professionals training in psycho-oncology to use as a quick reference in everyday practice.

• Chapter 1: Distress, Adjustment and Anxiety Disorders


• Daniel McFarland and Jimmie Holland


• Chapter 2: Depression in Cancer Care


• Daisuke Fujisawa and Yosuke Uchitomi


• Chapter 3: Diagnosis and Treatment of Demoralization


• David W. Kissane


• Chapter 4: Recognizing and Managing Suicide Risk


• Maggie Watson and Luigi Grassi


• Chapter 5: Psychopharmacologic Management of Anxiety and Depression


• Madeline Li, Joshua Rosenblat, and Gary Rodin


• Quiz Answers


• Appendices

Maggie Watson, PhD
Royal Marsden NHS Trust
Research Department of Clinical, Health and Educational Psychology
University College London
London, UK
David W. Kissane, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Monash University
Monash Medical Centre and Szalmuk Family Psycho-Oncology Unit
Cabrini Medical Centre
Melbourne, Australia