Symptomatic distress, hopelessness, and the desire for hastened death in hospitalized cancer patients

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 411-418

  Jones, Jennifer M ^a,b   Huggins, Mary Anne ^a,b   Rydall, Anne C ^c   Rodin, Gary M ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Desire for hastened death; Hopelessness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PAIN; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 1042290504     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00526-9     Document Type: Article

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