Severe symptoms of depression in cancer patients are of concern because of their association with a reduced quality of life. Additional concerns about depression in cancer patients include all of the following except

a. They incur more frequent and prolonged hospitalizations.
b. They have an increased desire for hastened death or suicide.
c. It reduces the experience of physical distress
d. They exhibit poorer treatment compliance


Ans: c

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