Introduction: Carcinoma is a dreaded disease considering its morbidity and mortality. Poor quality of life and depression is known be associated with this disease. Little is known about the clinical and demographic correlates of the psychiatric morbidities. Materials & Methods: 198 carcinoma patient who consented was included in the study from radiotherapy OPD of a tertiary hospital. Each participant was given a clinical and demographic questionnaire along with two instruments VR12 (Veterans Rand 12) and BDI (Beck’s Depression Inventory) to assess health related quality of life and depression respectively. Results and Analysis: 42.9% had clinical depression. Physical quality of life (mean score=35.98) is poorer than mental quality of life (mean score = 47.53). Disease severity, patients education, age, carcinoma diagnosis had a significant impact on the scores of different domains. Proper psycho-education of the patients’ had a universal protective effect on both domains of quality of life and depression score. Conclusion: Proper psycho-education is essential. A further pre-post study after a psychiatric intervention is necessary to establish the importance of liaison services for these patients.
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