TY - JOUR T1 - The Relationship Between Alcohol and Substance Addiction and Death Anxiety: A comparative study TT - Alkol Ve Madde Bağımlılığı ile Ölüm Kaygısı Arasındaki İlişki AU - Yüksel Barış, Feride AU - Coşkunol, Hakan PY - 2025 DA - January Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.56955/bpd.1539543 JF - Türkiye Bütüncül Psikoterapi Dergisi JO - TBPD PB - Psikoterapi Enstitüsü WT - DergiPark SN - 2587-2702 SP - 29 EP - 40 VL - 8 IS - 15 LA - en AB - This study aims to examine the relationship between alcohol and drug dependence and death anxiety. To this end, the API short scale, the Abdel-Khalek Death Anxiety Scale and a sociodemographic form were administered to 69 individuals receiving support for substance dependence and 80 individuals who did not consume alcohol or drugs. 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