The National Comprehensive Cancer Network defines distress as “a multifactorial unpleasant experience of a psychological (i.e., cognitive, behavioral, emotional), social, spiritual and/or physical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. All compensatory damages flowing from a physical injury or ...

This review summarizes the need for and process of screening for distress and assessing unmet needs of patients with cancer as well as the possible benefits of implementing screening. Distress and ...

Of the early building blocks of our emotional experiences, distress is the first to herald us into this world. The birth cry is our first affective expression as we emerge into a bright and ...

Coping with challenges is an inevitability of life. However, in this day in age, it seems as if we are in a sort of coping crisis. This “crisis” is widely lamented in the workplace, where older ...

In employment discrimination cases, perhaps the most obvious form of damages is lost pay if the employee is forced to leave the company. But an equally, and in some cases more impactful, remedy is ...

During your pregnancy, there will be many moments and interactions with your gynecologist where her words will seem like medical jargon. Fetal distress is one such term used commonly by doctors which ...