Finding the means to carry on. Suicidal feelings in cancer patients.
People suffering from advanced cancer may question the point of carrying on. It is essential that nurses are sensitive to patients' suicidal feelings at such times, and that a multidisciplinary assessment is made of the patient's key concerns. By bringing such problems into the open, these concerns may begin to be addressed.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000092864:Suicide Prevention