MENTAL PROBLEMS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING BO NE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION DURING QUARANTINE

Psychological stress is extremely high in patients with oncological di seases. About 50 % of all cancer patients show psychological signs and symptoms which are related to the multiple stress factors of their on cological illness. Although many psychological problems connected with cancer are well known, additional acute stress could result from new therapeutic strategies which require settings similar to intensive car e, e.g. bone marrow transplantation. For 2 years the Department of Psy chiatry in Innsbruck has provided a ''liaison service'' at the Departm ent of Bone Marrow Transplantation. Within this observation period, 40 patients have received psychooncological care. The diagnostic distrib ution according to DSM III-R and specific psychooncological interventi ons are presented.