Death Anxiety: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Death Anxiety

Traumatic experiences, such as abuse, neglect, chaotic environments, the death of a loved one, divorce, changing jobs or schools, may trigger generalized anxiety disorder [timberlineknolls.com]

Women did not show this association between anxiety and cancer. “The work shows that anxiety is associated with cancer deaths in men. [balita.net.ph]

Yusuf Sarıkaya and Mustafa Baloğlu, The development and psychometric properties of the Turkish death anxiety scale (TDAS), Death Studies, 40, 7, (419), (2016). [doi.org]

Acute Myocardial Infarction

GAD was highly correlated with acute anxiety (p = 0.004) and fear of death (p = 0.005). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patients are suffering from severe chest pain, anxiety and often shortness of breath. [serodus.com]

[…] is a moderate but independent risk factor for incident ischemic heart disease and cardiac death in both men and women, although individual study results are heterogeneous [ahajournals.org]

Pulmonary Edema

It is usually accompanied by respiratory distress, coughing up blood, sweating, anxiety and pale skin. [house.wikia.com]

As a result, the ability of the lungs to expand and to transfer oxygen and carbon dioxide is slowly compromised, leading to hypoxia, coma and death. [house.wikia.com]

Severe Depressive Episode

[…] restlessness may be seen Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements Fixations on past failure Difficulty in making decisions or concentrating on tasks Constant thoughts of death [symptoma.com]

panic attacks, or psychotic features such as hallucinations or delusions, or has thoughts of death or harming others. [hopkinsguides.com]

Associated problems, such as anxiety symptoms and substance misuse, may cause further disability. [patient.info]

Myocardial Infarction

As missed ACS may lead to an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and/or potentially preventable death or disability, clinicians have a low threshold to hospitalize patients [dx.doi.org]

Together, these continued challenges place individuals with these diseases at an increased risk of further cardiac illness and death. [dx.doi.org]

This results in increased psychological morbidity for patients - including anxiety and depression - and hospital overcrowding, increased false positive test results, unnecessary [dx.doi.org]

Preeclampsia

This includes anxiety, confusion, and a blue tinge to the lips and fingernails. Without treatment, status asthmaticus can cause death. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Anaphylaxis

Death is the result of such a catastrophic 'systems failure'. Confusion, agitation, anxiety and loss of consciousness. These symptoms soon follow. [patient.info]

Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction

[…] in US each year Clinical manifestations Fever ( important ): early sign of AHTR – need to monitor vital signs frequently during the initial minutes of transfusion Anxiety [pathologyoutlines.com]

[…] from ABO incompatible transfusion is estimated to be 1:1.8 million and correlates with the amount of incompatible blood transfused ( Blood 2009;113:3406 ) Causes 10 – 30 deaths [pathologyoutlines.com]

Rabies

initially fever, weakness, headache; progressing to tingling sensation, anxiety, agitation, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, difficulty swallowing, coma, death In animals [publichealth.lacounty.gov]

As the disease progresses, more specific symptoms appear and may include anxiety, hallucinations, increase in saliva, partial paralysis, and fear of water. [vaccineinformation.org]

Death usually occurs within days of the onset of these symptoms. [cdc.gov]

Pulmonary Embolism

A 29-year-old male patient was treated and followed up for a pulmonary embolism. The patient had no relevant medical history, other than the fact that he had smoked bonzai, a synthetic cannabinoid derivative, for 2 years. Hypercoagulability tests were normal. The use of synthetic cannabinoids is increasing in the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of clinical, angiographic and haemodynamic findings in predicting the cardiorespiratory efficacy of thrombolytic therapy in acute massive pulmonary embolism. Haemodynamic measurements and pulmonary angiography were performed before (H0) and 12 h[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cardiogenic Shock

Cardiogenic shock secondary to aortic stenosis (AS) is a challenging problem owing to the high mortality associated with treatment, and successful treatment of such patients has been rare. A 77-year-old man presented with exercise intolerance and progressive exertional dyspnea and chest pain. The patient was[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Amniotic Fluid Embolism

OBG Manag. 2003 February;15(2):36-51 The rarity of AFE and the fact that presentation is acute make it difficult to establish an optimal therapy. An expert reviews findings from selected series and offers guidelines on managing this life-threatening collapse. KEY POINTS Amniotic fluid embolism is a leading cause of[…] [mdedge.com]

Autophobia

"Psychogenic Hyperventilation and Death Anxiety". Psychosomatics. 10 (1): 14–22. doi:10.1016/S0033-3182(69)71786-8. [en.wikipedia.org]

"Psychogenic Hyperventilation and Death Anxiety". Psychosomatics. 10 (1): 14–22. doi : 10.1016/S0033-3182(69)71786-8. [en.wikipedia.org]

Kostan, Jr., M.S.W., autophobia or monophobia was referred to as being very closely related to death anxiety, or a feeling of impending doom. [en.wikipedia.org]

PANDAS

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

Life stresses (eg, death of a relative, friend, or pet; a geographic move, a change in schools) may trigger separation anxiety disorder. [msdmanuals.com]

It can be triggered by a stressful event, such as: The death of a family member, friend, or pet Moving to a new place Changing schools Also, children with anxious parents [msdmanuals.com]

Separation anxiety disorder commonly occurs in younger children and is rare after puberty. [msdmanuals.com]

Monophobia

"Psychogenic Hyperventilation and Death Anxiety". Psychosomatics. 10 (1): 14–22. doi : 10.1016/S0033-3182(69)71786-8. [en.wikipedia.org]

Kostan, Jr., M.S.W., autophobia or monophobia was referred to as being very closely related to death anxiety, or a feeling of impending doom. [en.wikipedia.org]

It is also noted that patients with hyperventilation and death anxiety might also develop or have autophobia because they are so afraid of dying, getting seriously injured [en.wikipedia.org]

Hallucinogen Affective Disorder

[…] along with increases in quality of life and decreases in death anxiety in patients with a life-threatening cancer diagnosis." [cnbc.com]

The Johns Hopkins group reported that psilocybin decreased clinician- and patient-rated depressed mood, anxiety and death anxiety, and increased quality of life, life meaning [sciencedaily.com]

“People with this kind of existential anxiety often feel hopeless and are worried about the meaning of life and what happens upon death.” [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Loss, Grief and Bereavement

Identify four systems of support you can access to assist in coping with death anxiety and loss. Outline: Section 1: Introduction A. About This Course B. [reliasacademy.com]

These often occur right after the death, especially if the death was not expected. Anxiety over being separated from the loved one. [cancer.gov]

How psychologists can help Psychologists are trained to help people better handle the fear, guilt or anxiety that can be associated with the death of a loved one. [apa.org]

Acute Anxiety

Anxiety may make it harder to cope with cancer treatment. [cancer.net]

Anxiety is one of the established risk factors for sudden cardiac death. [scielo.isciii.es]

[…] treatment-related side effects Fear of cancer returning or spreading after treatment Uncertainty Worry over losing independence Concern about having relationships change Fear of death [cancer.net]

Christian-Johnson-Angenieta Syndrome

[…] coping Ineffective community coping Readiness for enhanced community coping Compromised family coping Disabled family coping Readiness for enhanced family coping Death anxiety [whosthanny.com]

Coping responses Ineffective activity planning Risk for ineffective activity planning Anxiety (Nursing Care Plan) Defensive coping Ineffective coping Readiness for enhanced [whosthanny.com]

Barbiturate Withdrawal

Withdrawal symptoms range from restlessness, insomnia and anxiety to convulsions and death. [gmu.edu]

[…] caused coma and death. [parkroyalhospital.com]

[…] coma and death. [whitesandstreatment.com]

Barbiturate Abuse

Once a common treatment for anxiety and insomnia, these drugs are often less prescribed by doctors because of these risks. [samadimd.com]

Death. Mental Health Anxiety, restlessness, or panic. Impaired mental functioning. Emotional instability. Loss of short- or long-term memory. Insomnia. Hallucinations. [drugabuse.com]

[…] caused coma and death. [parkroyalhospital.com]

Anxiety Neurosis

” – Paul Tillich Anxiety is central to the formation of all neuroses, and when we view all anxiety as stemming from death anxiety the quote above by Tillich becomes intelligible [evolutioncounseling.com]

Abstract The survival probability and distribution of causes of death were estimated among all 255 male and 685 female inpatients with "pure" anxiety neurosis in Stockholm [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obstructive pulmonary disease was another notable cause of death, reflecting the aggravation of anxiety-depressive symptoms by airway obstruction or the effects of tobacco [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hoigné Syndrome

[…] including fear of death as well as alterations of consciousness and seizures. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients will have a feeling of intense anxiety and impending death. They can also have perceptual disturbances that can affect any of the sensory systems. [docksci.com]

[…] agitation with confusion, sensations of disintegration, depersonalization, and derealization, perceived changes of body shape, visual and auditory hallucinations, panic-like anxiety [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Psychogenic Hyperventilation

- Herbert Lazarus; Psychogenic Hyperventilation and Death Anxiety, 1969. - Zvonko Magic; The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2009. - Pete Mandik; The Tale of Roboto [golob-gm.si]

Psychogenic Hyperventilation and Death Anxiety. Psychosomatics 10, 14 – 22. Lewis, B. I. ( 1954 ). Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome. [cambridge.org]

J. (1969) Psychogenic hyperventilation and death anxiety. Psychosomatics, 10, 14–22. Lewis, B.I. (1953) The hyperventilation syndrome. [cambridge.org]

Caffeine Poisoning

In cases of caffeine poisoning, death may result from cardiovascular and respiratory collapse. Also called caffeinism [kafē′nizəm], caffeism [kaf′ē·izm]. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

The direct cause of death is often described as ventricular fibrillation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Caffeine overdoses can also worsen pre-existing health conditions, such as anxiety. [modernheartandvascular.com]

Mixed Anxiety and Depressive Disorder

anxiety complex Death anxiety Free-floating anxiety Level of anxiety Mild anxiety Mild depression Mild major depression Mild major depression, single episode Mild major depressive [icdlist.com]

They may also have thoughts of death or suicide. [blogs.scientificamerican.com]

[…] or suicide suicide attempts Anxiety Anxiety, or fear and worry, can happen to anyone from time to time, too. [healthline.com]

Benzodiazepine Overdose

More than just an opioid crisis: Deaths from anti-anxiety drugs are on the rise, too. [drugrehab.com]

[…] and anxiety 7. [eu.usatoday.com]

Benzodiazepines are a class of medication with sedative properties that are prescribed for anxiety, insomnia and other conditions. [birminghammaple.com]

Chronic Anxiety

Specifically they found that anxiety disorders appear to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and death in people who have heart disease. [healthcentral.com]

Women did not show this association between anxiety and cancer. “The work shows that anxiety is associated with cancer deaths in men. [balita.net.ph]

This happened to one of our members who wrote in with a question about his concerns over reading such studies associating heart disease and death with anxiety. [healthcentral.com]