Feeling sad is a normal response to the diagnosis of a brain tumor.
Depression is common among people with brain tumors.
Recently, researchers concluded that depression is the most common post-operative complication for patients who have undergone surgery for brain tumors. Their study involved data on 285 patients enrolled at 54 clinical sites in the U.S. and Canada who had undergone surgery for high-grade glioma. Depression can make dealing with your illness and its treatments difficult. In this issue of Rxhope, we write about how to recognize and cope with depression and how family members can learn ways to take care of their own emotional needs when living with a person who is depressed. Although you can t expect to get rid of all of the uncomfortable feelings associated with depression, you can get the help you need to evaluate the cause and extent of the depression, and to help manage depressed feelings or thoughts.