Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders among Cancer Patients in Kirkuk City

This study aimed to study aimed to assess the degree of severity of the core symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in cancer patients, and to signify Post-traumatic Stress Disorders among cancer patients. A descriptive study was carried out at Azadi teaching hospital in medical oncology ward in Kirkuk city, to achieve the objectives of the study a constructed questionnaire conducted for the purpose of the study, which consisted of three parts: the demographic characteristics; medical data and Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (DASS)it consists of 42-itemswas used to diagnose patients with PTSD. The data were collected through the use of the interview (face to face). They were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis (Frequency, Percentage%) and inferential statistical (T. Test and ANOVA) data analysis. The majority of the study sample were aged group (26%) was between (60–69) years, the male formed (48%), while the female (52%) in the whole study, (87%) of them were married, (33%) of the them were educational level illiterate, occupation female housewife (48%) & male free work (25%), (44%) of them had barely sufficient socio-economic status, (72%) of them from urban residency, and Since of diagnosed cancer(1-less than 3 years) formed (44%).