The use of antidepressants in patients with advanced cancer—results from an international multicentre study

Depression is common in patients with advanced cancer; however, it is not often recognized and therefore not treated. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of the use of antidepressants (ADs) in an international cross‐sectional study sample and to identify sociodemographic and medical variables associated with their use.

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