title: Scientism and the medicalization of existential distress: a reply to John Paley.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. bettsc@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Clinton E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.forename: Andrea F J
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Smith-Betts
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010166:Palliative Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D029181:Spirituality