The Incidence of Mental Disorders Increases over Time in Patients with Cancer Pain: Data from a Retrospective Cohort Study

Figure 3

Distribution of psychiatric diagnoses (in percent) comparing ACPPs (acute cancer pain patients) and the historic control group (Derogatis et al. [22]). Light bar: control group = psychiatric diagnosis in cancer patients according to Derogatis et al. [22] (n = 215); dark bar: acute (ACPPs) (n = 89); finding: psychiatrically inconspicuous. F3-depressions in acute cancer patients=9%; according to Derogatis et al. [22], 6.0%. The distribution of both groups is not significantly different (chi-square test, ).