Death Anxiety Handbook

This comprehensive guide to understanding and measuring death anxiety provides mental health professionals and researchers with essential tools for assessing this fundamental human concern. The book systematically presents six of the most validated instruments for measuring death anxiety, threat, and fear, complete with scoring keys and detailed analysis of their psychometric properties. Each chapter not only examines the research supporting these measures but also makes the actual assessment tools readily available for clinical and research use.

What distinguishes this handbook is its practical utility—professionals can immediately implement these validated instruments in their work with clients facing end-of-life issues, trauma, or existential concerns. The compilation of decades of research into accessible formats makes this an indispensable resource for therapists, counselors, and thanatologists seeking evidence-based approaches to death anxiety assessment. For anyone working in grief counseling or existential psychology, this volume offers the methodological foundation needed to bring scientific rigor to understanding how people confront mortality.