Objective: Demoralization, as described by Jerome Frank, is experienced as a persistent
inability to cope, together with associated feelings of helplessness, hopelessness …

Hopelessness, loss of meaning, and existential distress are proposed as the core features of
the diagnostic category of demoralization syndrome. This syndrome can be differentiated …

Purpose This study examined a novel intervention, dignity therapy, designed to address
psychosocial and existential distress among terminally ill patients. Dignity therapy invites …

ContextUnderstanding why some terminally ill patients desire a hastened death has become
an important issue in palliative care and the debate regarding legalization of assisted …

Spirituality is an essential element of person-centered care and a critical factor in the way
patients with cancer cope with their illness from diagnosis through treatment, survival …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …

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Existential and spiritual issues are at the frontier of new clinical and research focus in
palliative and supportive care of cancer patients. As concepts of adequate supportive care …

The development and elaboration of a conceptualization of existential distress in patients
with advanced disease is crucial in order to optimize our clinical response within palliative …