Table 2. Referral patterns and psychiatric diagnosis in a children’s cancer centre over 20 months.
| Reasons for referral (n = 122) |
ALL 1 (56/122) 46% |
AML 2 (11/122) 9% |
Lymphoma (15/122) 12% |
Brain tumours (19/122) 16% |
Sarcomas (6/122) 5% |
Others (15/122) 12% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjustment disorders (18%) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Behavioural problems (8.2%) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Procedural anxiety (8.2%) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Other anxiety problems (15.6%) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Organic mood disorders (4.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Depression (20.5%) | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Neurodevelopmental disorders as ASD3 and ADHD4 (11.5%) |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neuropsychological testing (7.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-transplant psychological assessment (4.9%) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1
ALL (acute lymphocytic leukaemia);
2
AML (acute myeloid leukaemia);
3
ASD (autistic spectrum disorder)
4
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)