Suicidal ideation, depression, and health-related quality of life in patients with benign and malignant brain tumors: a prospective observational study in 83 patients

Objective Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychosocial burden are of relevance in patients with intracranial tumors. We investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI), depression, and their association with HRQoL in patients with intra- (IA) and extraaxial (EA) tumors during the first 9 months after diagnosis.