Introduction: The world population is rapidly aging, and depression is a common mental disorder that is prevalent among the elderly in different countries. This study aimed to test the causal model of depression based on spiritual and social capital through death anxiety in the elderly. Materials and Methods: The statistical population included all the elderly in Tehran in 2020, from which 371...

Introduction: Death anxiety is one of the most common problems in cancer patients. It is also possible to treat death anxiety by the method of desensitization through eye movements and reprocessing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of desensitization with eye movement and reprocessing on anxiety of death in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Materials and Methods: This st...

Introduction: this research aims to explain the contribution of ultimate concerns components (death, freedom, isolation and meaningless) in predicting the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Method: 389 students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad including 218 men and 171 women were present as the research sample in 2014-15 by random sampling. Research data were collected using subscales of a...

Background & Aims: The progressive and debilitative nature of multiple sclerosis (MS) affects various aspects of the life of the patient and their caregivers. Care provision to MS patients may give rise to death anxiety and decrease the quality of life of the caregivers. The present study aimed to assess the correlation between death anxiety and quality of life in the caregivers of patients wit...

Objectives Cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in adolescents. Psychological factors play an important role in the development and sustainability, and treatment outcomes of cancer. One of these factors is the attitude towards death. One of the variables that play a fundamental role in the attitude towards death is the quality of the parent-child relationship, which forms the attachment ...