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Recommendation
Psychosocial assessment – Referral
If signs of distress, depression, or anxiety are present, consider offering patients referral to counselling and/or appropriate psycho-oncology and mental health resources as clinically indicated.
It is recommended that primary care clinicians should offer in-office counseling and/or pharmacotherapy and/or refer to appropriate psycho-oncology and mental health resources as clinically indicated if signs of distress, depression, or anxiety are present (Level of evidence – I)
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How this guidance was developed
This recommendation was adapted from the ACS/ASCO 2016 guidelines (US). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to April 2015 and was not graded by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was simplified, and language used that is applicable to the Australian health care context.
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Psychosocial assessment – Referral
Recommendation
If signs of distress, depression, or anxiety are present, consider offering patients referral to counselling and/or appropriate psycho-oncology and mental health resources as clinically indicated.
Principles in action
Patient-centred care
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Supportive care
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Care coordination
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This recommendation was adapted from the ACS/ASCO 2016 guidelines (US). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to April 2015 and was not graded by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was simplified, and language used that is applicable to the Australian health care context.
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