Riv Psichiatr
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Demoralization and depressive symptoms are very common in chronic organic diseases. The aim of the present study is to evaluate reliability and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Demoralization Scale (DS) in patients with advanced cancer. ⋯ Results provide further evidence that the DS is a valid and reliable instrument of high clinical relevance in patients with advanced cancer and confirm the hypothesis of the ontological difference between demoralization and depression.