Correlates of Death Anxiety: A Review of Empirical Studies

Pollak, Jerrold

doi:10.2190/4kg5-hbh0-nnme-dm58

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“…For this reason, self-control is lower in the group of patients with anxiety disorders than in the other groups. Patients anxiety is also associated with the fear of death, still, those with a positive sense of well-being present less fear (Pollak, 1980). The present study also confirms that the general health of breast cancer patients is worse in patients diagnosed with depressive disorder.…”

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An assessment of the mental health of mastectomized women in South India

Menon

Jayan

2016

Psychol. Community Health

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Aim: The present study is aimed at understanding the psychiatric morbidity among mastectomized women and in identifying differences in depression, anxiety, psychological impact and well-being based on psychiatric diagnosis. Method: One hundred and sixty breast cancer patients who had undergone mastectomy and were on either on adjuvant therapies or on waiting list were interviewed. The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) -Plus, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Impact of Event Scale and the Psychological General Well-Being Schedule were used. Results: Around 68% of patients did not meet psychiatric diagnosis, while the remaining 32% patients were found to have psychiatric morbidity. Of these, 15% diagnosed with adjustment disorders, 13% patients with a major depressive disorder, while 4% patients with anxiety disorders. A significant difference in anxiety, depression, psychological impact and well-being was found among mastectomized women who were grouped on the basis of their psychiatric diagnosis. Conclusion: Psychiatric morbidity is evident in patients. This study reinforces the need for identifying psychiatric disorders among women who are undergoing mastectomy, in order to provide adequate psychological treatment.

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An assessment of the mental health of mastectomized women in South India

Menon

Jayan

2016

Psychol. Community Health

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“…Women in our study reported more anxiety/fear about death. In a survey of research studies on death fear by sex, Pollack (1979) reported that the majority of findings concluded that women reveal more death fear than men. Judith Stillion (1985), however, suggested that there is a greater tendency for women to admit troubling feelings than men.…”

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Detached concern and death anxiety of first-year medical students: Before and after the gross anatomy course

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“…Age was an inconsistent determinant in the literature, so in some studies investigators found that death anxiety was not higher in older people compared to the younger (16,17), but other studies found that age monotonically increases with death anxiety level (29).…”

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The Relationship Between Death Depression and Death Anxiety with Coping Style Among CHD Patients

Hassankhani

Rashidi

Rahmani

et al. 2016

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Objectives: This study aimed to unveil the effect of depression death and anxiety death on coping style among coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in Tabriz, a city in the Northwest of Iran. Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 293 coronary heart disease patients were recruited from three hospitals in Tabriz from January to July 2015. Socio-demographic characteristics and CHD clinical history were archived by a checklist. Validated self-administered questionnaires were used to measure death depression, death anxiety, and coping style. The association between death depression and death anxiety with coping style was evaluated, using multivariable linear regression. Results:In this study, the participants were 60 ± 11 years of age. Death depression was most significantly influenced by occupation, and the death anxiety level was affected by the history of hospitalization with CHD. The coping style level was not statistically significant across sociodemographic and CHD clinical history characterises. In death depression, the third quartile was significantly and inversely associated with coping style, compared to reference category; β (95% CI); -1.60 (-2.97 to -0.27), P value = 0.02. Conclusions:Among CHD patients, death depression and death anxiety could be influenced by sociodemographic and CHD history background characteristics, respectively. Death depression could be considered as a determinant for coping style.

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Correlates of Death Anxiety: A Review of Empirical Studies

Cited by 136 publications

References 71 publications

An assessment of the mental health of mastectomized women in South India

An assessment of the mental health of mastectomized women in South India

Detached concern and death anxiety of first-year medical students: Before and after the gross anatomy course

The Relationship Between Death Depression and Death Anxiety with Coping Style Among CHD Patients

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