General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 258-262 , July 2005

Desire for death near the end of life: the role of depression, anxiety and pain

  • Kyriaki Mystakidou, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 26 Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30210 7707669; fax: +30210 7488437.
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  • Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D., ABPP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
    • Tel.: +1 718 817 3794; fax: +1 718 817 3699.
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  • Efi Parpa, B.A., M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 26 Athens, Greece
    • Tel.: +30210 7707669; fax: +30210 7488437.
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  • Emmanuela Katsouda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 26 Athens, Greece
    • Tel.: +30210 7707669; fax: +30210 7488437.
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  • Eleni Tsilika, B.Sc., M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 26 Athens, Greece
    • Tel.: +30210 7707669; fax: +30210 7488437.
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  • Antonis Galanos, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 26 Athens, Greece
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  • Lambros Vlahos, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 26 Athens, Greece
    • Tel.: +30210 7286137; fax: +30210 7488437.

Received 6 January 2005 ,Accepted 22 February 2005.

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PII: S0163-8343(05)00032-0

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.02.004

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 258-262 , July 2005

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