Demoralization syndrome - A relevant psychiatric diagnosis for palliative care

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-21

  Kissane, David W ^a   Clarke, David M ^b   Street, Annette F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE; SYNDROME; TERMINAL CARE;

BODY IMAGE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEAR; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MORALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; SYNDROME; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0035292711     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970101700103     Document Type: Article

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