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Dekker J, Brandenbarg D, Verheul HMW. Zorg voor mentaal welbevinden bij patiënt met kanker. [Care for mental well-being of cancer patients: Support during and after primary treatment]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021;165
Dekker, J., Brandenbarg, D., & Verheul, H. M. W. (2021). Zorg voor mentaal welbevinden bij patiënt met kanker. [Care for mental well-being of cancer patients: Support during and after primary treatment]. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 165.
Dekker, Joost, et al. "Zorg voor mentaal welbevinden bij patiënt met kanker." [Care for mental well-being of cancer patients: Support during and after primary treatment]. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde vol. 165 (2021).
Dekker J, Brandenbarg D, Verheul HMW. Zorg voor mentaal welbevinden bij patiënt met kanker. [Care for mental well-being of cancer patients: Support during and after primary treatment]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021 Jul 08;165. Dutch. PMID: 34346647.
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021 Jul 08;165.

[Care for mental well-being of cancer patients: Support during and after primary treatment].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

[Article in Dutch]
Joost Dekker, Daan Brandenbarg, Henk M W Verheul

Affiliations

  1. Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc, afd. Psychiatrie.
  2. Contact: Joost Dekker ([email protected]).
  3. UMC Groningen, afd. Huisartsgeneeskunde en Ouderengeneeskunde, Groningen.
  4. Radboudumc, afd. Medische Oncologie, Nijmegen.

PMID: 34346647

Abstract

Cancer is associated with sometimes strong emotions. However, emotions are mostly adaptive - they help people adapt to cancer. Adaptive emotions do not need to be treated; instead, emotional support is key. Professional mental health care is indicated only when emotions are no longer adaptive. Oncologists, nurses, and especially general practitioners play an important role in identifying people who qualify for referral to mental health care. Prior mental health problems, a weak social support system, and a relatively stressful disease course or treatment are risk factors for cancer-related emotional problems. Training and the development of professional networks can contribute to optimizing the availability, accessibility and quality of supportive care for mental well-being during and after cancer treatment. In addition, providing good information to patients is important, to enable them to find supportive care.

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