abstract This paper analyzes the phenomenon of suffering and its relationship to medical
practice by focusing on the paradigmatic work of Eric Cassell. First, it explains Cassell's …

This article develops a phenomenology of suffering with an emphasis on matters relevant to
medical practice and bioethics. An attempt is made to explain how suffering can involve …

Currently and for centuries past, sickness has been understood to be primarily the physical
result of bodily disease. Yet this definition of illness is out-of-date and untrue to life at a time …

Suffering is frequent among patients, and it is common for physicians to attempt to avoid
contact with individuals who are dying, debilitated, or in pain. Both patients and physicians …

The professional, though he or she cares about the patient, may resist getting close enough
to recognize, understand, and share in the patient's suffering. There are many reasons why …

Background This article aims to contribute to a better conceptualization of pain and suffering
by providing non-essential and non-naturalistic definitions of both phenomena …

Suffering, defined as a state of undergoing pain, distress or hardship, is a multidimensional
concept; it can entail physical, psychological and spiritual distress that prompts the sufferer …

In this article I explore how Cicely Saunders championed the hospice movement and
initiated what became palliative care by representing her emotional connections with others …

Suffering is a basic human experience, and the concept of suffering can be defined in
several ways. Typically, it is defined in terms of threats to human agency, loss or threat to an …

In considering pain and suffering, some considerations will appear about epistemological
beliefs shaping the clinical practices of health-care workers. With this, we try to understand …