Peyton “Pete” Dralle wasted little time after he learned doctors could do no more to treat his throat cancer. He took spur-of-the-moment trips, got his affairs in order and, when he finally agreed to ...

Most people nearing the end of their life don’t want to be remembered as a weak, seriously ill patient but as the person they once were. Up to now, there has been very little psychological end-of-life ...

This study examined a novel intervention, dignity therapy, designed to address psychosocial and existential distress among terminally ill patients. Dignity therapy invites patients to discuss issues ...

Helping dying patients to relive and record important memories and thoughts may ease the distress many feel at the end of life, according to a new study. Researchers found that this “dignity” therapy ...

Palliative care may not be as good as dignity therapy for patients who have less than six months to live. Dignity therapy is an emerging form of psychotherapy which helps improve end-of-life ...

Helping dying patients to relive and record important memories and thoughts may ease the distress many feel at the end of life. Researchers found the 'dignity' therapy they used in a study of 100 ...

July 8, 2011 — A novel psychotherapeutic approach, known as dignity therapy, might benefit patients living with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses. This approach proved to be of more benefit ...

Development of a comprehensive set of colorectal cancer care quality metrics. Background: Dignity Therapy (DT) is a structured psychotherapeutic interview which allows people to create a permanent ...

CHICAGO — Peyton “Pete” Dralle wasted little time after he learned doctors could do no more to treat his throat cancer. He took spur-of-the-moment trips, got his affairs in order and, when he finally ...

CHICAGO — Peyton “Pete” Dralle wasted little time after he learned doctors could do no more to treat his throat cancer. He took spur-of-the-moment trips, got his affairs in order and, when he ...