The prevalent rate of psychiatry morbidity amongst @entity1 with @entity5 reported in various studies ranges from 5 to 50%, a variation that can be attributed to differences in sample size, the disease itself and treatment factors. The objectives of the present study were to determine the frequency of @entity146 morbidity amongst recently diagnosed @entity5 outpatients and try to identify which factors might be related to further @entity458 . Two hundred and eleven (70.9%) female @entity1 and 87 (29.1%) male @entity1 from the chemotherapy unit of the Cancer Hospital A.C. Camargo (S  o Paulo) completed a questionnaire that featured data on demographic, medical and treatment details. The Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was administered to the @entity1 to determine their personal @entity146 morbidity. Seventy-two @entity1 (25.8%) scored > or = 8 in the SRQ-20, the cut-off point for a @entity1 to be considered a @entity146 case. When the low and high scoring groups were compared no differences were detected regarding age, marital status, @entity5 site, sex, or previous treatment. Nonetheless, @entity1 in the lowest social class and those who were bedridden less than 50% of the time had a significantly higher probability of being a @entity146 case. Regarding help-seeking behavior in situations in which they had doubts or were frightened, about 64% of the total sample did not seek any type of support and did not talk to anyone. This frequency of @entity146 morbidity agrees with data from the @entity5 literature. According to many investigators, the early detection of a comorbid @entity146 is crucial to relieve a @entity1 's suffering.

Chance of @entity146 morbidity amongst recently diagnosed XXXX outpatients attending a chemotherapy unit.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'cancer'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological distress'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric', 'psychiatric disorder']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cancer']
