The definition of acute spiritual distress must be considered separately.

Is the cancer or its treatment causing spiritual distress?

Close inspection of the biblical text yields a general category of surface eruptions brought on by spiritual distress.

It was interesting to have spiritual distress up to the point of insomnia, but he wanted to get some sleep along with it.

The indicators (pain, alienation, anxiety, guilt, loss, and despair) must or may be present in defining the characteristics of spiritual distress.

The relief of psychological, social and spiritual distress is a key element in effective pain management.

Saunders introduced the idea of "total pain," which included physical, emotional, social, and spiritual distress.

The auditor asked systematic questions aimed at detecting sources of "spiritual distress."

Serious illness, such as cancer, may cause spiritual distress.

Other patients may have mild feelings of spiritual distress when coping with cancer.