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Eliott, Jaklin A.; Olver, Ian N. – Death Studies, 2009
Although deemed vital to patient well-being, hope in persons who are terminally ill is often thought to be problematic, particularly when centered on cure. As part of a study on end-of-life decision-making, we asked 28 patients with cancer, believed to be within weeks of their death, to talk about hope. Responses were transcribed and discursively…
Descriptors: Cancer, Patients, Psychological Patterns, Qualitative Research
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Liu, Wendy; Aaker, Jennifer – Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2007
In this research, we investigate the impact of significant life experiences on intertemporal decisions among young adults. A series of experiments focus specifically on the impact of experiencing the death of a close other by cancer. We show that such an experience, which bears information about time, is associated with making decisions that favor…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Cancer, Death, Familiarity
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Rietjens, Judith A.C.; Bilsen, Johan; Fischer, Susanne; van der Heide, Agnes; van der Maas, Paul J.; Miccinessi, Guido; Norup, Michael; Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.; Vrakking, Astrid M.; van der Wal, Gerrit. – Death Studies, 2007
A small proportion of deaths result from the use of drugs with the intention to hasten death without an explicit request of the patient. Additional insight into its characteristics is needed for evaluating this practice. In the Netherlands in 2001, questionnaires were mailed to physicians that addressed the decision making that preceded their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Physicians, Narcotics
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Stephens, Ronald L.; Grady, Rosemary – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1992
Notes that, in survey of 50 cancer patients offered living wills, 6 individuals declined to sign advance directives. Contains detailed evaluation of each of six cases. Discusses potential value of living wills in context of other, newer forms of advance directives, such as durable power of attorney for health care, and more detailed living will…
Descriptors: Cancer, Death, Decision Making, Individual Power
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Olden, Megan; Rosenfeld, Barry; Pessin, Hayley; Breitbart, William – Assessment, 2009
Depression at the end of life is a common mental health issue with serious implications for quality of life and decision making. This study investigated the reliability and validity of one of the most frequently used measures of depression, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) in 422 patients with terminal cancer admitted to a palliative…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Validity, Suicide, Rating Scales
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Werth, James L., Jr. – Death Studies, 2005
The author, a psychologist who has been specializing in end-of-life issues for over a decade, uses the death of his fiancee (Becky), following the withdrawal of a ventilator and the refusal to place her back on the machine, to discuss research and analysis of end-of-life care in the United States. After briefly discussing his own background,…
Descriptors: Grief, Death, Self Determination, Decision Making
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology