Approaching Existential Suffering in the Person with Cancer

Authors

  • Pedro Sousa Martins Unidade Local de Saúde do Nordeste, Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Bragança, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-2637
  • Diana Fontanete Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Psiquiatria, Porto, Portugal
  • Susana Sousa Almeida Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Psiquiatria, Porto, Portugal; Hospital Cuf Porto, Porto, Portugal; Faculdade de Medicina do Porto, Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.320

Keywords:

Palliative Care, Psychological Distress

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Published

2022-02-20 — Updated on 2022-03-22

How to Cite

Sousa Martins, P., Fontanete, D., & Sousa Almeida, S. (2022). Approaching Existential Suffering in the Person with Cancer. Revista Portuguesa De Psiquiatria E Saúde Mental, 8(1), 24–25. https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.320

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Letter to the editor