Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 641-649 , November 2009

The Landscape of Distress in the Terminally Ill

  • Harvey Max Chochinov, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Patient and Family Support Services, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Western Australian Centre for Cancer & Palliative Care, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Harvey Max Chochinov, MD, PhD, Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba, Rm. 3021, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9, Canada.
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  • Thomas Hassard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Susan McClement, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Thomas Hack, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Patient and Family Support Services, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Linda J. Kristjanson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Western Australian Centre for Cancer & Palliative Care, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
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  • Mike Harlos, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Shane Sinclair, BA, MDiv, PhD (C)

      Affiliations

    • Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Alison Murray, MD, CCFP, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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 The work was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute of Canada, with funding from the Canadian Cancer Society. Dr. Chochinov is a Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.021

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 641-649 , November 2009

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