NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Distress Management, Version 2.2023
Michelle B. Riba, Kristine A. Donovan, Kauser Ahmed, Barbara L. Andersen, IIana Braun, William Breitbart, Benjamin W. Brewer, Cheyenne Corbett, Jesse R. Fann, Stewart B. Fleishman, Sofia F. Garcia, Donna Greenberg, George Handzo, Laura Hoofring, Chao‐Hui Huang, Sean Z. Hutchinson, Shelley A. Johns, Jennifer A. Keller, Pallavi Kumar, Sheila Lahijani, Sara Martin, Shehzad K. Niazi, Megan E. Pailler, Francine Parnes, Vinay Rao, Jaroslava Salman, Eli D. Scher, Jessica Schuster, Melissa Teply, A. Usher, Alan Valentine, Jessica Vanderlan, Megan S. Lyons, Nicole R. McMillian, Susan Darlow
Abstract
These NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management discuss the identification and treatment of psychosocial problems in patients with cancer. All patients experience some level of distress associated with a cancer diagnosis and the effects of the disease and its treatment regardless of the stage of disease. Clinically significant levels of distress occur in a subset of patients, and identification and treatment of distress are of utmost importance. The NCCN Distress Management Panel meets at least annually to review comments from reviewers within their institutions, examine relevant new data from publications and abstracts, and reevaluate and update their recommendations. These NCCN Guidelines Insights describe updates to the NCCN Distress Thermometer (DT) and Problem List, and to the treatment algorithms for patients with trauma- and stressor-related disorders.