distressed

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It looked at what impact the hormones had on a range of outcomes for young patients distressed about their gender, including quality of life and mental health.

From BBC

Now the actors, who work as game masters and perform as distressed abductees at the venue, will be frightening their guests while under union protection.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts said the pod's "strong social cohesion" may have led the group to follow the distressed female into shallow waters.

From BBC

"That was perhaps what distressed me the most - is that I felt I could not relate and I couldn't see what he was thinking," he said.

From BBC

Bubbe gets distressed when we remind her that her memory is going, he says.

From Literature