en P149: Depression in Cancer Patients: A Critical Review روانشناسی Psycology مروری Review --- Open Access, CC-BY-NC <p align="center">لطفا به لینک انگلیسی مراجعه شود. </p> Cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. Fear of death, interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and lifestyle are all important issues to be faced. Moreover, depressive disorders may impact the course of the disease and compliance. The cost and prevalence, the impairment caused and the diagnostic and therapeutic uncertainty surrounding depressive symptoms among cancer patients make these conditions a priority for research. In this article we discuss recent data, focusing on detection of depressive disorders, biological correlates, treatments and unmet needs of depressed cancer patients. Depressive Disorders, Cancer Patients, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Self-Control 173 173 http://shefayekhatam.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-24-203&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fakhrossadate Hosseinilar Fakhrossadate Hosseinilar fakhri_Hosseini_297@yahoo.com 10031947532846002741 10031947532846002741 Yes Department of Educational Psychology, Shahid Chamran, University, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Educational Psychology, Shahid Chamran, University, Ahvaz, Iran. Massimo Pasquini Massimo Pasquini 10031947532846002742 10031947532846002742 No Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. Massimo Biondi Massimo Biondi 10031947532846002743 10031947532846002743 No Department of Neurology and Psychiatry of Sapienza University of Rom, Rome, Italy. Department of Neurology and Psychiatry of Sapienza University of Rom, Rome, Italy.