The effectiveness of group cognitive- behavior therapy in reducing death anxiety in patients with cancer

The effectiveness of group cognitive- behavior therapy in reducing death anxiety in patients with cancer

The death anxiety is one of the most annoying psychological problems along with cancer; Thus it is crucial to study the effectiveness of different psychotherapeutic procedures in reducing death anxiety in such patients.

In this research for studying the given issue,30 women volunteered who were hospitalized with cancer diagnosis during maximum last 3 months.20 patients(2 groups with 10 patients)were selected by random assignment and received group cognitive-behavior therapy; The remaining 10 patients were assigned to control group.

The death anxiety is one of the most annoying psychological problems along with cancer; Thus it is crucial to study the effectiveness of different psychotherapeutic procedures in reducing death anxiety in such patients

In this research for studying the given issue,30 women volunteered who were hospitalized with cancer diagnosis during maximum last 3 months.20 patients(2 groups with 10 patients)were selected by random assignment and received group cognitive-behavior therapy; The remaining 10 patients were assigned to control group

Therefore, we can conclude that group cognitive-behavior therapy results in reducing death anxiety in patients with cancer.

Keywords: Group cognitive-behavior therapy, Death anxiety, Death anxiety scale (DAS), Cancer