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Depression, hopelessness, and desire for hastened death in terminally ill patients …

- fordham.edu [PDF] 
W Breitbart, B Rosenfeld, H Pessin, M Kaim, J Funesti- … - Jama, 2000 - Am Med Assoc
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your experience on this site better. ... Context Understanding why some terminally ill ...
Cited by 357 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions

Responding to intractable terminal suffering: the role of terminal sedation and …

- annals.org [PDF] 
TE Quill, IR Byock… - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000 - Am Coll Physicians
When provided by a skilled, multidisciplinary team, pallia- tive care is highly effective at addressing
the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of dying patients and their families.
However, some patients who have wit- nessed harsh death want reassurance that they ...
Cited by 168 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions

Major depression, adjustment disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder in …

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T Akechi, T Okuyama, Y Sugawara, T Nakano, … - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - jcojournal.org
PURPOSE: Few studies have been conducted to elucidate the psychological distress of terminally
ill cancer patients. This study attempted to determine the prevalence of adjustment disorders
(AD), major depression (MD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among ...
Cited by 85 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions

[PDF] Palliative care


RS Morrison, DE Meier - The New England Journal of Medicine (CME), 2004 - cme.nejm.org
An 85-year-old man with New York Heart Association class IV heart failure, hyperten- sion, and
moderate Alzheimer's disease is admitted to the hospital after a hip fracture. His postoperative
course is complicated by pneumonia, delirium, and pressure ulcers on his heels and ...
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Depression in cancer patients


HM Chochinov - The Lancet Oncology, 2001 - Elsevier
Clinical depression is a relatively common, and yet frequently overlooked, source of suffering
among patients with cancer. All patients who face a life-threatening diagnosis such as cancer
experience a normal albeit painful emotional reaction, but a substantial minority will ...
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Palliative care for patients with heart failure

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SZ Pantilat, AE Steimle - JAMA, 2004 - Am Med Assoc
Heart failure accounts for more hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries than any other
condition. Its symptoms, including shortness of breath, fatigue, and edema, can be frightening
and diminish quality of life. Although treatment advances have allowed patients to live ...
Cited by 67 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions

Psychiatric disorders and mental health service use among caregivers of advanced …

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LC Vanderwerker, RE Laff, NS Kadan-Lottick, S … - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - jcojournal.org
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Add to Reddit Add to Technorati Add to Twitter What's this? ... PURPOSE: Despite research demonstrating
the psychological burden of caregiving for advanced cancer patients, limited information ...
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Decision making at a time of crisis near the end of life

- psu.edu [PDF] 
DE Weissman - JAMA, 2004 - Am Med Assoc
As patients approach the end of life, their disease process may create an immediate life-threatening
emergency, yet invasive interventions may be less likely to provide benefit while carrying the
same or greater risks. Knowing when it is time to shift from life-prolonging to more ...
Cited by 49 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions

Psychiatric disorders and mental health service use in patients with advanced …


NS Kadan-Lottick, LC Vanderwerker, SD Block, B … - Cancer, 2005 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov
BACKGROUND. Psychological morbidity has been proposed as a source of distress in cancer
patients. This study aimed to: 1) determine the prevalence of diagnosable psychiatric
illnesses, and 2) describe the mental health services received and predictors of service ...
Cited by 46 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions

Which depression screening tools should be used in palliative care?


M Lloyd-Williams, J Spiller, J Ward - Palliative medicine, 2003 - pmj.sagepub.com
Abstract: Depression is a significant symptom for many palliative care patients, but is difficult
to diagnose and therefore treat. In an effort to improve detection, there has been increasing interest
in the use of screening tools. Many tools, however, have been developed for physically ...
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