Open AccessA qualitative study to assess collusion and psychological distress in cancer patients
Author(s) -
Roshan Sutar,
Prabha S. Chandra,
Prabha Seshachar,
Linge Gowda,
Santosh K. Chaturvedi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_146_18
Subject(s) - collusion , palliative care , distress , medicine , family medicine , qualitative research , clinical psychology , nursing , psychiatry , business , social science , industrial organization , sociology
Collusion is frequently encountered but least studied entity in palliative care services in India. Impact of collusion is manifold and identifying it requires good communication skills. Once identified, it gives an indication for existing healthy versus developing unhealthy collusion to be dealt within families.