Beyond breaking bad news: how to help patients who suffer.

THE NATURE OF SUFFERING AND THE GOALS OF MEDICINE

Eric J. Cassel · New England Journal of Medicine · 1982 · 2.1K citations

Health Professions, Health Policy, Clinical Medicine +9

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine

Eric J. Cassell · Loss Grief & Care · 1998 · 1.2K citations

Health Professions, Health Policy, Clinical Medicine +9

Effects of writing about stressful experiences on symptom reduction in patients with asthma or rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized trial.

Joshua M. Smyth, Arthur A. Stone, Adam Hurewitz et al. · PubMed · 1999 · 784 citations

Nursing, Health Behavior, Psychology +14

Breaking bad news: why is it still so difficult?

Robert Buckman · BMJ · 1984 · 615 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy +17

Nonabandonment: A Central Obligation for Physicians

Timothy E. Quill · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1995 · 257 citations

Health Professions, Internal Medicine, Clinical Medicine +13