[HTML][HTML] Lower urinary tract symptoms in depression: a review

DJ Anderson, A Aucoin, CR Toups… - Health psychology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general
population as patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS …

Meaning of life, representation of death, and their association with psychological distress

I Testoni, G Sansonetto, L Ronconi… - … & supportive care, 2018 - cambridge.org
Objective: This paper presents a two-phase cross-sectional study aimed at examining the
possible mitigating role of perceived meaning of life and representation of death on …

The effect of death education on fear of death amongst Italian adolescents: A nonrandomized controlled study

I Testoni, L Ronconi, IN Cupit, E Nodari… - Death studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study describes the psychological effects of death education in reducing the fear of
death in a large cohort of Italian adolescents. Following the constructs of “distal defenses” …

Psychodrama and moviemaking in a death education course to work through a case of suicide among high school students in Italy

I Testoni, L Ronconi, L Palazzo, M Galgani… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This study describes the psychological effects of an experience of death education (DE)
used to explore a case of suicide in an Italian high school. DE activities included …

Crafting life stories in photocollage: An online creative art-based intervention for older adults

S Keisari, S Piol, T Elkarif, G Mola, I Testoni - Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Creative arts therapies (CAT) provide a safe and creative environment for older adults to
process life experiences and maintain personal growth while aging. There is a growing …

The hospice as a learning space: a death education intervention with a group of adolescents

I Testoni, L Palazzo, L Ronconi, S Donna, PF Cottone… - BMC palliative …, 2021 - Springer
Background The denial of death in Western society deprives young people of the tools to
derive meaning from experiences of death and dying. Literature shows that death education …

Death education for palliative psychology: The impact of a death education course for Italian university students

L Ronconi, G Biancalani, GA Medesi, H Orkibi… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study investigated the effects of a hybrid online course on a group of Italian
Master's degree students involved in a European Erasmus+ project. The course was …

Pet loss and representations of death, attachment, depression, and euthanasia

I Testoni, L De Cataldo, L Ronconi, A Zamperini - Anthrozoös, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Studies that have examined pet loss hypothesize that attachment, representations of death,
and the belief in an afterlife for animals may influence owners' bereavement and depressive …

The psychological correlates of decreased death anxiety after a near-death experience: The role of self-esteem, mindfulness, and death representations

S Bianco, I Testoni, A Palmieri… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Near-death experiences (NDE) are intense events that can have profound psychological
consequences. Although decreased fear of death after an NDE is a well-documented …

Spirituality during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online creative arts intervention with photocollages for older adults in Italy and Israel

S Keisari, S Piol, H Orkibi, T Elkarif, G Mola… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to examine how expressions of spirituality were stimulated and
reflected in an online creative arts intervention for older adults during COVID-19 lockdowns …