Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21940
Title: Trajectories of total depression and depressive symptoms in prostate cancer patients receiving six months of hormone therapy
Contributor(s): Sharpley, Christopher  (author)orcid ; Christie, David R H (author); Bitsika, Vicki (author); Miller, Bradley J (author)
Publication Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4100
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21940
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hormone therapy (HT) on depression and depressive symptoms in prostate cancer patients undergoing 6 months of HT. Methods: One hundred two prostate cancer patients who had been prescribed HT completed the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and two questions about their sexual enjoyment and performance, plus a background questionnaire before HT, after 8 to 10 weeks of HT and again after 16 to 20 weeks of HT. Results: There was a significant increase in SDS scores from before to during HT. High depression score before HT was a significant predictor of later increases in depression during HT. Increases in depressive symptoms were restricted to 8 of the 20 SDS symptoms, the most powerful change being in sexual anhedonia, which was a result of decreased ability to perform during sexual activity. Conclusions: The association between HT and elevated depression is confirmed, but the relative influence of sexual anhedonia over other depressive symptoms expands the understanding of this association. The effects of decreased ability to perform during sex appear to dominate the increase in depression during HT.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Psycho-Oncology, 26(1), p. 60-66
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1099-1611
1057-9249
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110903 Central Nervous System
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320903 Central nervous system
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920111 Nervous System and Disorders
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200409 Mental health
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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