Objective Although the diagnosis and treatment of cancer is associated with psychosocial distress, routine distress screening is difficult in hospitalized oncology settings. We developed a consecutive screening program for psychosocial distress to promote psychiatric treatment of cancer patients and evaluated the feasibility of our program by Distress Thermometer (DT) and Hospital Anxiety and D...

Mothers of preterm infants experience significant psychological distress, with elevated levels of inter-correlated depressive, stress, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms. In a sample of racially and ethnically diverse mothers of preterm infants, we identified differing patterns of psychological distress during infant hospitalization and examined the effect of these psychological distres...

210 Background: Although most survivors are emotionally healthy, subgroups report elevated or increasing distress over time. Distress often involves comorbid symptoms, which are difficult to treat. Predictors of comorbidity have not been examined in survivors. This study identifies patterns of distress and examines disease, treatment and demographic predictors in long-term survivors diagnosed b...

We analyze the interaction of …rm product quality and pricing decisions with …nancial distress and bankruptcy in the airline industry. We consider an airline’s choice of quality and price as dynamic decisions that trade o¤ current cash ‡ows for future revenue. We examine how airline mishandled baggage, on-time performance and pricing are related to …nancial distress and bankruptcy, controlling ...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review of the factors predicting anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures in children. METHODS A systematic search was conducted to identify studies with factors related to anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures in children aged 0-18 years. The search retrieved 7,088 articles to review against inclusion criteria. A total of 77 studies ...

Expressing distress at work can have negative consequences for employees: observers perceive employees who express distress as less competent than employees who do not. Across five experiments, we explore how reframing a socially inappropriate emotional expression (distress) by publicly attributing it to an appropriate source (passion) can shape perceptions of, and decisions about, the person w...