BACKGROUND Psychiatric research in the 1950s and 1960s showed potential for psychedelic medications to markedly alleviate depression and suffering associated with terminal illness. More recent published studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine when administered in a medically supervised and monitored approach. A single or brief series of sessions often...

Every life has a beginning and an end. Natality mortality are both profound existential fundaments of that may lead us to question meaning in as well find meaning. In spiritual care, the focus is often on source suffering, ways deal with such suffering according worldview traditions. humanist traditions, not only seen threat but also given people need embrace life. received much less attention,...

Suffering and well-being are significant aspects of human existence; in particular, suffering and well-being are important aspects of patients' experiences following diseases. Increased knowledge about existential dimensions of illness and healthcare experiences may be needed in order to improve care and reduce unnecessary suffering. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to illuminate the phenome...

Pain, a common and distressing symptom of cancer, is not purely a physical experience. An individual’s psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual suffering make up the ‘total pain’ experience. Spiritual distress, for instance, takes the form of existential questions, search for meaning and purpose, and anger at fate. A multidisciplinary team, addressing these bio-psychosocial concerns, is ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of suffering in a spouse on prevalent and incident psychiatric (depression) and physical morbidity (cardiovascular disease [CVD]) in their partner, controlling for known risk factors for depression and CVD. DESIGN Descriptive longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1,330 older married couples enrolled in the Cardiovascular Health Study, a large epidemiol...