Existential group therapy and death anxiety. From: Adultspan Journal | Date: September 22, 2001| Author: Garrow, Sara; Walker, Jennifer A. | COPYRIGHT 2001 American Counseling Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Existential therapy in groups for older adults can help to provide life meaning; to facilitate social support; and to improve coping with grief loss, chronic illness, and ultimately death. A scenario is presented that provides a clinical illustration of the use of existentialism in groups with older adults.

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Fear of death can be defined as the anxiety experienced in daily life caused by the anticipation of death. Death anxiety may be a result of one...

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