psychological distress
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpsychologicalanddistress
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psychological
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈstres/us/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We contend thatpsychologicaldistressis conceptually distinct from mental illness, yet the two concepts are often used interchangeably.
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Research has consistently shown that powerlessness is related topsychologicaldistress.
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Chronic pain can often have long-term emotional consequences and can lead topsychologicaldistressand major depression.
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The participant was interviewed by a female interviewer before and after the examination to assess demographic variables andpsychologicaldistress.
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Although a variety of measures were used, all but one study (14) noted lesspsychologicaldistressamongst home hemodialysis patients.
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Results showed that almost half (48.7%) of spouses reported chronic pain themselves and that pain in the spouse accounted for within-couple differences onpsychologicaldistress.
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The present study confirms that dyspnea is multifactorial, with links topsychologicaldistressand overall health perception.
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The problems of primary care attenders with physical manifestations ofpsychologicaldistresshave attracted considerable research interest.
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Poverty defined in the original sense of incorporating basic deprivation is associated with distinctively high levels of economic strain,psychologicaldistressand fatalism.
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This is a critical issue, based on previous research that has documented substantial subsample differences in severity for questions dealing withpsychologicaldistress.
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Although, 5 years after immigration, a favorable change in objective parameters of absorption was found, no decrease inpsychologicaldistresswas observed.
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Within these measures, there were several instruments that measuredpsychologicaldistress.
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Multiple roles may nevertheless influencepsychologicaldistressamong particular subgroups, for example those with scarce resources such as lone parents or those on low incomes.
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Psychologicaldistressamong older primary care attenders is associated with frequent attendance.
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Many people with symptoms ofpsychologicaldistressdo not seek professional help.
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The present study aimed to assess, in a community sample, actions taken to cope with depression at different levels ofpsychologicaldistress.
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About 57 % were found to have experiencedpsychologicaldistress.
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Seventy-eight per cent admitted that they would be more empathetic towards patients, with greater sensitivity to theirpsychologicaldistress, in the future.
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