Patients treated for laryngeal cancer are confronted daily with the effects of the operation. The choice of treatment method can have a significant impact on psychosocial adjustment. Three hundred and six out-patients who underwent surgical treatment for laryngeal cancer within the last two decades were interviewed in their own homes using the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID). Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed among 17.3% of the partial laryngectomy patients (PL) and 22.2% of t

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