Distress Management, Version 2.2023

These NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management discuss the identi-fication and treatment of psychosocial problems in patients with can-cer. All patients experience some level of distress associated with a cancer diagnosis and the effects of the disease and its treatment re-gardless of the stage of disease. Clinically significant levels of distress occur in a subset of patients, and identification and treatment of dis-tress 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.J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023;21(5):450-457doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.0026