End of
Life Journal, 2014
Spring, Vol/iss 4/1
Rebecca Newman
In advanced disease, symptoms of
anxiety can be difficult to differentiate from symptoms of physical disease.
Therefore, anxiety states are often undiagnosed in palliative care patients. The aim of the article is to show how a holistic
assessment can successfully address anxiety at the end of life. However, it is
recommended that formal assessments of psychological well-being are also required
for patients with significant psychological needs to evaluate the effectiveness
of the interventions and approaches used.
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