Anger: A common form of Psychological distress among patients at the end of life

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 592-596

  O'Grady, Eileen ^a   Dempsey, Laura ^b   Fabby, Carole ^c  

^a North West Hospice ^*  (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Galway Hospice Foundation   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anger; Collusion; Communication; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871599037     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.12.592     Document Type: Review

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