Highlights of the February Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal:

Education Exchange
Teaching the Art of Difficult Family Conversations
Rita Dadiz, Michael L. Spear, and Erin Denney-Koelsch

Original Articles
Dignity Therapy and Life Review for Palliative Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dean Vuksanovic, Heather J. Green, Murray Dyck, and Shirley A. Morrissey

Estimating the Global Need for Palliative Care for Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Stephen R. Connor, Julia Downing, Joan Marston

The Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures in the Last Month of Life Is Associated With More Depressive Symptoms in Surviving Spouses
Katherine A. Ornstein, Melissa D. Aldridge, Melissa M. Garrido, Rebecca Gorges, Evan Bollens-Lund, Albert L. Siu, Kenneth M. Langa, and Amy S. Kelley

To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). For further information on the Academy, call 847.375.4712 or visit aahpm.org.

Submitted by: David Casarett, MD MA, Senior Associate Editor, JPSM

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