[Pharmacological management of psychiatric disorders among cancer patients].

Approximately half of patients actually die from cancer even today, and many cancer patients require care for psychological distress. From the viewpoint of psychiatric diagnosis, the most common psychiatric conditions experienced by cancer patients are adjustment disorders, major depression, and delirium. Appropriate pharmacological treatment as well as psychotherapy and/or supportive intervention should be provided for cancer patients with these psychiatric disorders. Psychotropic medication including benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and major antipsychotics are usually provided depending on each patient's symptoms. This review focuses on the psychiatric disorders experienced by cancer patients and provides an overview regarding appropriate pharmacological interventions for psychiatric disorders among cancer patients.