While the exact numbers are debatable, scientific research using validated psychometric tools—like the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale—has been conducted in ...

People often avoid thinking or talking about death in the United States, but experts say a better life may require becoming ...

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 ...

Fear of death, which tends to seize hold of many in their early adult and middle years, is highly correlated with chronic anxiety, panic disorder, hypochondria and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s ...

A conference of 200 specialists in psychology at the University of B.C. recently heard about how death anxiety is contributing to a range of mental health disorders. Fear of death, which tends to ...