Measurement of psychological distress in palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 779-789

  Kelly, Brian ^a   McClement, Susan ^b   Chochinov, Harvey Max ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Palliative care; Psychological distress; Research

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXISTENTIALISM; HOPE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33845987083     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216306072347     Document Type: Article

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