Various forms of existential distress are associated with aggressive tendencies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.032
Abstract: Abstract We propose that aggressive tendencies are more (vs. less) pronounced among people who frequently (vs. less frequently) experience challenges to their perceived meaning in life. We tested this hypothesis for three different forms of… read more here.
Keywords: existential distress; associated aggressive; results study; forms existential ... See more keywords
Suffering, existential distress and temporality in the provision of terminal sedation
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DOI: 10.1136/jme-2023-109018
Abstract: INTRODUCTION While there is a great deal to agree with in the essay Expanded Terminal Sedation in EndofLife Care there is, we think, a need to more fully appreciate the humanistic side of both palliative… read more here.
Keywords: terminal sedation; existential distress; distress temporality; suffering existential ... See more keywords
How specialist palliative care nurses identify patients with existential distress and manage their needs.
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DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2019.25.5.233
Abstract: BACKGROUND Existential distress is a term used when patients who are coming towards the end of their lives exhibit profound suffering, related particularly to their thoughts on life and existence. The clinical expression of this… read more here.
Keywords: care nurses; patients existential; existential distress; palliative care ... See more keywords