Good communication is a fundamental skill for all palliative care clinicians. Patients present
with varied desires, beliefs, and cultural practices, and navigating these issues presents …

Relatively little research has focused on the role that positive psychological characteristics,
such as optimism, might play in the mitigation of stressors and reduction of psychopathology …

Given that college students may be at increased risk for suicide, it is important to conduct
research that could guide suicide prevention efforts on college campuses. Although much …

The processes surrounding psychological adjustment to losses due to advancing and end-
stage illness have not been well delineated. While adjustment to losses due to death are …

This study posits the existence of a leadership variable that both correlates with and predicts
greater levels of follower satisfaction, engagement, and retention likelihood, secondary to …

Terminal illness challenges dying persons as well as their friends and family with pressing
questions of ultimate concern. Confronted with the end of life and its associated experiences …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease resulting
from generalized degeneration of motor cells in the brain and spinal cord (The Amyotrophic …

The purpose of this study was to explore, following loss, the experiences of surviving family
members in the final life cycle stage, and identify themes, patterns or categories of meanings …