The WHO has included the spiritual dimension in its definition of palliative care since 1990, but this dimension is frequently confused with notions of religion. Yet, the spiritual suffering experienced by palliative care patients is primarily a matter of existential suffering. The objective of this study was to examine the ways in which the existential dimension was manifested in the experiences of those present in a palliative care unit. This anthropological monograph was conducted in a palliative care unit in a French University Hospital. The existential dimension appears to reside in the connections between individuals and the proximity of death appears to shed new light on the meaning of life. The mirror effect of death on life, could serve to encourage greater appreciation of the value of our connections with others, and the desire to take care of others, which offers new insight into forms of solidarity and social organisation.

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姑息治疗的存在维度：死亡对生命的镜像效应

自1990年以来，WHO已将精神层面纳入其姑息治疗定义中，但该层面经常与宗教观念混淆。然而，姑息治疗患者所遭受的精神痛苦主要是存在性痛苦的问题。这项研究的目的是研究在姑息治疗病房中存在者的经验中体现存在性维度的方式。这篇人类学专着是在法国大学医院的姑息治疗室进行的。存在维度似乎存在于个人之间的联系中，而死亡的临近似乎为生命的意义提供了新的视角。死亡对生命的影响，可以鼓励我们更加了解我们与他人之间的联系，