With cancer incidence increasing over time, attention to the burden of related psychiatric and
psychosocial consequences of the disease and treatment is a major topic for both cancer …

Context Demoralization can be understood as a condition that results from existential
conflict. It presents with symptoms of hopelessness and helplessness caused by a loss of …

Psychiatric and existential distress commonly occur in advanced cancer and other serious,
life-threatening or end-of-life medical illnesses and are associated with poor medical and …

BackgroundDemoralization has been described as a psychological state characterized by
helplessness, hopelessness, a sense of failure and the inability to cope. MethodsWe …

Demoralization is a complex clinical phenomenon which has raised a growing interest in
clinical and research realms. The present systematic review of the literature aimed at (1) …

Illness anxiety disorder is a primary disorder of anxiety about having or developing a serious
illness. The core feature is the cycle of worry and reassurance seeking regarding health, as …

Background Demoralization is a syndrome of existential distress that occurs in a substantial
minority of cancer patients and is associated with a higher number of physical problems …

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of different stressors on various domains
of quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients. The study focused on testing a model describing …

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of interdependence on anxiety within
dyads where one person was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Perceptions of …

Goals of work Disease-related cancer pain is a multidimensional phenomenon.
Psychological factors that may alter pain perception in cancer patients have not been well …