Psychosocial Status in Chronic Illness

P. Leif Bergsagel; Thomas E. Finucane; Robert F. Meenan; John H. Mason; Lewis E. Kazis; Christoph Hürny; Jimmie C. Holland; I. Barofsky; J. R. Bloom; Barrie R. Cassileth; Edward J. Lusk; Thomas B. Strouse; David S. Miller; Lorraine L. Brown; Patricia A. Cross; Alan N. Tenagila

doi:10.1056/NEJM198412133112420

Psychosocial Status in Chronic Illness

P. Leif Bergsagel, Thomas E. Finucane, Robert F. Meenan, John H. Mason, Lewis E. Kazis, Christoph Hürny, Jimmie C. Holland, I. Barofsky, J. R. Bloom, Barrie R. Cassileth, Edward J. Lusk, Thomas B. Strouse, David S. Miller, Lorraine L. Brown, Patricia A. Cross, Alan N. Tenagila

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To the Editor: The Special Article by Cassileth et al. (Aug. 23 issue)¹ deals with a fascinating topic. The authors hypothesize that the psychological status of chronically ill patients does not differ according to the diagnosis. They proceed to verify this hypothesis by observing a fundamental similarity in the levels of depression, anxiety, and other indexes of psychological well-being and distress among populations of patients with various chronic illnesses. The best way to test hypotheses is to look at their horizon of expectations, a good example of which is given by Jacques Monod.² In order for Darwin's theory of evolution.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1580-1582
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	311
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198412133112420
State	Published - Dec 13 1984
Externally published	Yes

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Bergsagel, P. L., Finucane, T. E., Meenan, R. F., Mason, J. H., Kazis, L. E., Hürny, C., Holland, J. C., Barofsky, I., Bloom, J. R., Cassileth, B. R., Lusk, E. J., Strouse, T. B., Miller, D. S., Brown, L. L., Cross, P. A., & Tenagila, A. N. (1984). Psychosocial Status in Chronic Illness. New England Journal of Medicine, 311(24), 1580-1582. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198412133112420

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