Patients' use of denial: coping with the unacceptable. Article

Davidhizar, R, Giger, JN. (1998). Patients' use of denial: coping with the unacceptable. . Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 12(43), 44-46. 10.7748/ns.12.43.44.s54

cited authors

  • Davidhizar, R; Giger, JN

abstract

  • Nurses working with terminally ill or bereaved clients and their families need to understand the defence mechanism of denial and how it helps people to cope with unacceptable physical and psychological threats.

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publication date

  • January 1, 1998

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start page

  • 44

end page

  • 46

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 43