The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · May 2004
Comparative StudyPsychiatric disorder in women with early stage and advanced breast cancer: a comparative analysis.
To assess psychosocial morbidity in women with breast cancer and to compare the differential rates between women with early stage and advanced disease. ⋯ The rates of psychosocial distress are high, and similar, across patients with both early and advanced stage breast cancer, although the illness related causes of distress are different. These data present a challenge to clinical services to provide a comprehensive range of support services to ameliorate this distress.