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Patients who talked with their doctors about dying were no more depressed for it. They received gentler care at the end, and the families they left behind grieved better.

Alexi Wright and colleagues, 2008 · prospective study of 332 advanced cancer patients and their caregivers

Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment, JAMA 300(14), 1665-1673

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Alexi Wright and colleagues: Patients who talked with their doctors about dying were no more depressed for it. They received gentler care at the end, and the families they left behind grieved better.