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David W. Kissane is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions to public health, environmental and occupational health, oncology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

Their scientific work spans several main topics, including:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

David W. Kissane has contributed to various notable publication venues, such as:

  • Palliative & Supportive Care
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Anxiety and depression in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline," 2023, ESMO Open
  • "The relationship between demoralization and depressive symptoms among patients from the general hospital: network and exploratory graph analysis," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Insomnia in adult patients with cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline," 2023, ESMO Open
  • "Mental state of demoralisation across diverse clinical settings: A systematic review, meta-analysis and proposal for its use as a 'specifier' in mental illness," 2021, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Demoralisation and its link with depression, psychological adjustment and suicidality among cancer patients: A network psychometrics approach," 2021, Cancer Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David W. Kissane include:

  • Natasha Michael
  • Irene Bobevski
  • Luigi Grassi
  • Rosangela Caruso
  • Merlina Sulistio

Best Publications

  • Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11

    Holly G Prigerson;Holly G Prigerson;Mardi J. Horowitz;Selby C. Jacobs;Colin M. Parkes

  • Demoralization: Its Phenomenology and Importance:

    David M. Clarke;David W. Kissane

  • Demoralization syndrome--a relevant psychiatric diagnosis for palliative care.

    David W. Kissane;David M. Clarke;Annette F. Street

  • The Demoralization Scale: a report of its development and preliminary validation.

    David W Kissane;Simon Wein;Anthony W Love;Xiu Qing Lee

  • Cognitive-existential group psychotherapy for women with primary breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial.

    David W Kissane;Sidney Bloch;Graeme Crawford Smith;Patricia Pauline Miach

  • Psychiatric disorder in women with early stage and advanced breast cancer: a comparative analysis.

    David W. Kissane;Brenda Grabsch;Anthony Love;David M. Clarke

  • Supportive‐expressive group therapy for women with metastatic breast cancer: survival and psychosocial outcome from a randomized controlled trial

    David W Kissane;Brenda Grabsch;David Murray Clarke;Graeme Crawford Smith

  • Mixed anxiety/depression symptoms in a large cancer cohort: prevalence by cancer type.

    Karlynn M. Brintzenhofe-Szoc;Tomer T. Levin;Yuelin Li;David W. Kissane

  • Desire for Information and Involvement in Treatment Decisions: Elderly Cancer Patients' Preferences and Their Physicians' Perceptions

    Elena B. Elkin;Susie H.M. Kim;Ephraim S. Casper;David W. Kissane

  • Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer: A randomized prospective trial

    David Kissane;Yuelin Li

  • Family focused grief therapy: a randomized, controlled trial in palliative care and bereavement.

    David W Kissane;Maria McKenzie;Sidney Bloch;Chaya Moskowitz

  • A Systematic Review of the Demoralization Syndrome in Individuals With Progressive Disease and Cancer: A Decade of Research

    Sophie Robinson;David Kissane;Joanne Elizabeth Brooker;Susan Burney

  • Communication Skills Training for Oncology Professionals

    David W. Kissane;Carma L. Bylund;Smita C. Banerjee;Philip A. Bialer

  • Psychological morbidity and quality of life in Australian women with early-stage breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey

    David W Kissane;David M Clarke;Jillian Ikin;Sidney Bloch

  • Randomized Trial of Coordinated Psychosocial Interventions Based on Patient Self-Assessments Versus Standard Care to Improve the Psychosocial Functioning of Patients With Cancer

    Sue-Anne McLachlan;Ann Allenby;Jane Matthews;Andrew Wirth

  • Cancer-related communication, relationship intimacy, and psychological distress among couples coping with localized prostate cancer

    Sharon Manne;Hoda Badr;Talia Zaider;Christian Nelson

  • Psychosocial adjustment of female partners of men with prostate cancer: a review of the literature.

    Jeremy Couper;Sidney Bloch;Anthony Love;Michelle Macvean

  • Psychological morbidity in the families of patients with cancer

    David W. Kissane;Sidney Bloch;W. Ivon Burns;Dean McKenzie

  • Psychological morbidity and quality of life in women with advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey.

    Brenda Grabsch;David Murray Clarke;Anthony W Love;Dean Philip McKenzie

  • Effect of Cognitive-Existential Group Therapy on Survival in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

    David W. Kissane;Anthony Love;Allison Hatton;Sidney Bloch

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn J. Heckman
Carolyn J. Heckman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Yuelin Li
Yuelin Li Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Deborah A. Kashy
Deborah A. Kashy Michigan State University
Dean Philip McKenzie
Dean Philip McKenzie Monash University
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly University of Newcastle Australia
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Holly G. Prigerson
Holly G. Prigerson Cornell University
Barry D. Bultz
Barry D. Bultz University of Calgary
Luigi Grassi
Luigi Grassi University of Ferrara
Jane Turner
Jane Turner University of Queensland

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