[Anxiety disorders diagnostic algorithm in cancer patients].

The article defines the basic principles of anxiety disorders diagnosis (anxious-phobic disorders, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder) in cancer patients in accordance with the evidence-based medicine. There are provided typical clinical manifestations, features and variants of courses of disease. There is proposed the anxiety-phobic disorders diagnosis algorithm. There are characterized clinical, experimental, psychological, laboratory methods and are highlighted stages of diagnostic process.

[Etiology, epidemiology and psychotherapy of comorbid psychiatric disorders in cancer patients].

The scientific review reflects the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in oncological and hematological diseases. The ratio of occurrence of anxiety and depressive disorders in different nosological forms of cancer was considered. There were described clinical presentation and particular manifestations of depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with malignant tumors. Pathogenetic mechanisms and risk factors of mentioned disorders in cancer were determined. The basic models and targets of psychotherapy for comorbid psychiatric disorders in cancer patients were considered as well.