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Databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycLIT, and CANCERLIT

The study evaluated 36 randomized clinical trials (RCTs), seven quasi-experimental trials, five  descriptions, six reviews, and one practice guideline published 1980–2000.

In 22 of 36 RCTS, psychoeducational interventions benefited patients with symptoms of depression.

The evidence dervied from this review supports the benefit of psychoeducational interventions for depression in patients with cancer.