Citation

Sharif Nia H, Ebadi A, Helen Lehto R, Peyrovi H. Death Stud. 2015; 39(5): 281-287.

Affiliation

Behavioral Sciences Research Center , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, and Janbazan Engineering and Medical Sciences Research Institute , ; Tehran , Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2014.991956

PMID

25561015

Abstract

Recognition of death anxiety experienced by patients who have survived violence and threats to life during war is of strong importance in delivery of best care for veterans experiencing health stressors. The aim of the study was to explore the death anxiety experience of veterans from the Iran-Iraq war. Using a phenomenological approach, eleven war veterans were interviewed related to death anxiety experiences. Four major themes included: afterlife fears; alienated farewell; ambiguous separation; and physical dissolution. Patients who have been exposed to death trauma in the battlefield may carry added burden from unique cognitions and fears related to personal death.

Language: en