ICU nurses often report that timely informational and supportive resources would ease distress for clients and providers alike.
But being a rightwing kind of Tory, Nelson is keen to blame state interventions designed to ease distress: in this instance quantitative easing – the Bank of England's government-supported programme of money printing which kept the banks afloat but also boosted the asset price bubble.
The device aims to help find those with dementia who get lost, therefore easing distress.
Mindfulness is a meditative process that quiets the mind and eases physical distress.
In its best form, an apology is a direct acknowledgment of a wrong, and it eases the distress of the wronged party, said Cindy Frantz, a professor of psychology at Oberlin College who has studied the apology.
The White House has touted federal plans that allow borrowers to make payments based on their earnings as one form of relief designed to ease borrower distress.
Then there is the welcome investment in sexual assault referral centres designed to ease the distress of victims when they come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Overall, the app aims to ease parents' distress by providing meaningful parenting activities during a baby's NICU stay and an increased sense of normality, control, and connection.
And a kind word, a willing listener, a shared meal, and any number of large and small acts of assistance help keep people afloat and ease their distress after a death.
King Abdullah II of Jordan also appeared, just months after he had received $2.5 billion in financial aid from Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbors to ease economic distress that had sent his subjects into the streets.
Michael Munro, 41, a consultant neonatologist at Aberdeen maternity hospital, injected a large dose of a muscle relaxant into the babies moments before their deaths in 2005 to ease their distress.
