Managing Anxiety and Depression during Cancer Pain with Thomas Smith, MD

In this short video, Thomas Smith, MD, Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Palliative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses the importance of screening for anxiety and depression in people experiencing cancer pain and how to help patients manage these conditions.

“So you can add trace amounts of secondary drugs and often salvage depression treatment. That’s where you need a good psychiatrist. I don’t think oncologists like me or palliative care people should be managing complicated depression. And you should pair that almost certainly with some talk therapy and exercise and getting outside for 20 minutes a day and sitting in the sun.” Watch the video to hear more:

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