Publications
Books
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Curing the Dread of Death: Theory Research and Practice
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Tales from the Valley of Death: Reflections from Psychotherapy on the Fear of Death
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Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society.
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Free Yourself from Death Anxiety: A CBT Self-Help Guide for a Fear of Death and Dying.
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Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures: An Integrative Approach to Mental Health.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Iverach, L., Menzies, R.G., & Menzies, R.E. (2014). Death anxiety and its role in psychopathology: Reviewing the status of a transdiagnostic construct. Clinical Psychology Review, 34, 580-593.
Menzies, R.G., Menzies, R.E., & Iverach, L. (2015). The role of death fears in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Australian Clinical Psychologist, 1, 6-11.
Menzies, R.E., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2017). Death anxiety and its relationship with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126, 367-377.
Menzies, R.E., Zuccala, M., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2018). The effects of psychosocial interventions on death anxiety: A meta-analysis and systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 59, 64-73.
Menzies, R.E., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2019). The relationship between death anxiety and severity of mental illnesses. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 452-467.
Zuccala, M., Menzies, R.E., Hunt, C., & Abbott, M. (2019). A systematic review of the psychometric properties of death anxiety self-report measures. Death Studies, 6, 1-23.
Moreton, S., Szalla, L., Menzies, R.E., & Arena, A. (2019). Embedding existential psychology within psychedelic science: Reduced death anxiety as a mediator of the therapeutic effects of psychedelics. Psychopharmacology, 237(1), 21-32.
Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2020). Death anxiety in the time of COVID-19: Theoretical explanations and clinical implications. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13, e19.
Menzies, R.E., Zuccala, M., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2020). Subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder and their relationship to death anxiety. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, 27, 100572.
Menzies, R.E., Zuccala, M., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2020). Pathways to obsessive-compulsive disorder and the role of death anxiety. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 75(3), 170-175.
Menzies, R.E., Neimeyer, R.A., & Menzies, R.G. (2020). Death anxiety, loss and grief in the time of COVID-19. Behaviour Change, 37(3), 111-115.
Menzies, R.E., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2021). The effect of mortality salience on bodily scanning behaviours in anxiety-related disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2(999).
Menzies, R.E., Sharpe, L., Helgadóttir, F.D., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2021). Overcome Death Anxiety: The development of an online CBT program for fears of death. Behaviour Change, 38(4), 235-249.
Verin, R.E., Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2021). Death anxiety, OCD and attachment: What’s love got to do with it? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 50(2), 131-141.
Pradhan, P., Sharpe, L., & Menzies, R.E. (2021). Towards a stepped care model for managing fear of cancer recurrence or progression in cancer survivors. Cancer Management and Research, 13, 8953-8965.
Arena, A., MacCann, C., Menzies, R.E., Moreton, S., & Tiliopoulos, N. (2022). Living authentically in the face of death: Predictors of autonomous motivation among individuals exposed to chronic mortality cues compared to a matched community sample. OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying.
Sharpe, L., Todd, J., Scott, A., Gatzounis, I., Menzies, R.E., & Meulders, A. (2022). Safety behaviours or safety precautions? The role of subtle avoidance in anxiety disorders in the context of chronic physical illness. Clinical Psychology Review, 92, 102126.
Menzies, R.E., & Whittle, L.F. (2022). Stoicism and death acceptance: Integrating Stoic philosophy in cognitive behaviour therapy for death anxiety. Discover Psychology.
Chawla, S., Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2022). Existential concerns in OCD with aggressive and sexual obsessions. The Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 32, 100710.
Sharpe, L., Michalowski, M., Richmond, B., Menzies, R.E., & Shaw, J. (2022). Fear of progression in chronic illnesses other than cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of a transdiagnostic construct. Health Psychology Review, 18, 1-20.
Dudeney, J., Sharpe, L., McGuire, B., Menzies, R.E., & McDonald, S. (2022). Are psychological interventions efficacious for adults with migraine? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Headache, 00, 1-15.
Menzies, R.E., Sharpe, L., Richmond, B., Dudeney, J., Todd, J., Szabo, M., Sesel, A., & Dear, B.F. (2022). A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy versus mindfulness for people with rheumatoid arthritis with and without a history of recurrent depression: Study protocol and design. BMJ Open.
Sigurdardottir, S., Helgadottir, F.D., Menzies, R.E., Blondahl, M., & Menzies, R.G. (2022). Improving adherence to a web-based cognitive behavioural therapy program for social anxiety with group sessions: A randomised controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 28, 100535.
Moreton, S., Burden-Hill, A., & Menzies, R.E. (2022). Reduced death anxiety and obsessive beliefs as mediators of the therapeutic effects of psychedelics on OCD symptomology. Clinical Psychologist.
Morandini, J., Menzies R.E., Strudwick, J., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2022). Do bisexual and pansexual women differ? Yes, when it comes to minority stress. Psychology & Sexuality.
Menzies, R.E., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2022). The development and validation of the death anxiety beliefs and behaviours scale (DABBS). British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Morandini, J., Menzies, R.E., Moreton, S., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2022). Do beliefs about sexual orientation predict sexual identity among sexual minorities? Archives of Sexual Behaviour.
Richmond, B., Sharpe, L., & Menzies, R.E. (2022). Are fear campaigns for increasing adherence to COVID-relation mitigation measures? International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2022). Death anxiety and mental health: Requiem for a dreamer. Invited paper for Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 78, 10187.
Menzies, R.E., Sharpe, L., Richmond, B., & Cunningham, M. (2022). “Life’s too short to be small”: An experimental exploration of the relationship between death anxiety and muscle dysmorphia symptoms. Body Image, 44, 43-52.
Moreton, S.G., Arena, A., Foy, Y.P.M., & Menzies, R.E. (2022). Reduced death anxiety as a mediator of the relationship between acute subjective effects of psychedelics and improved subjective well-being. Death Studies.
Menzies, R.E., Julien, A., Sharpe, L., Menzies, R.G., Helgadottir, F.D., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2023). Overcoming death anxiety: A phase I trial of an online CBT program in a clinical sample. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1017/S135246582300005X
Liu, C., Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2023). A systematic review of existential concerns in borderline personality disorder. The Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
Sims, M.A., Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2023). A systematic review of the relationship between death anxiety, capability for suicide, and suicidality. Death Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2023.2179686
Moreton, S., Burden-Hill, A., & Menzies, R.E. (2023). Reduced death anxiety and obsessive beliefs as mediators of the therapeutic effects of psychedelics on OCD symptomology. Clinical Psychologist, 27(1), 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/13284207.2022.2086793
Menzies, R.E. (2023). The undiscovered country: Welcoming a new era of existentially-informed clinical psychology. Invited editorial in Clinical Psychologist. 27(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/13284207.2023.2184249
Sharpe, L., Richmond, B., Menzies, R.E., Forrest, D., Crombez, G., Colagiuri, B. (2023). A synthesis of meta-analyses of mindfulness-based interventions in pain. Pain.
Book Chapters
Menzies, R.E., & Iverach, L. (2016). The dread of death and its relationship to mental health. In R.G. Menzies, M. Kyrios & N. Kazantzis (Ed.), Innovations and Future Directions in the Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. (pp. 219-223). Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
Iverach, L., Menzies, R. M., & Menzies, R.E. (2016). Fear of death underlies most of our phobias. In J. Watson (Ed.), The Conversation Yearbook 2016: 50 standout articles from Australia’s top thinkers. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Publishing.
Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2017). Anxiety Disorders: Gender Differences. In A.E. Wenzel (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopaedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2017). Anxiety Disorders: Incidence and Prevalence. In A.E. Wenzel (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopaedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Menzies, R.E., & Menzies, R.G. (2017). Anxiety Disorders: Lifespan Perspectives. In A.E. Wenzel (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopaedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Menzies, R.E. (2018). Impermanence and the human dilemma: Observations across the ages. In R.E. Menzies, R.G. Menzies, & L. Iverach (Eds.), Curing the dread of death: Theory, research and practice (pp. 3-21). Australian Academic Press.
Menzies, R.E. (2018). Cognitive and behavioural procedures for the treatment of death anxiety. In R.E. Menzies, R.G. Menzies, & L. Iverach (Eds.), Curing the dread of death: Theory, research and practice (pp. 167-184). Australian Academic Press.
Menzies, R.G., & Menzies, R.E. (2018). The death instinct and psychodynamic accounts of the wound of mortality. In R.E. Menzies, R.G. Menzies, & L. Iverach (Eds.), Curing the dread of death: Theory, research and practice (pp. 83-101).
Menzies, R.G., & Menzies, R.E. (2018). Fear of death: Nature, development and moderating factors. In R.E. Menzies, R.G. Menzies, & L. Iverach (Eds.), Curing the dread of death: Theory, research and practice (pp. 21-40).
Menzies, R.G., & Menzies, R.E. (2020). Emotional pain and suffering: The search for global solutions beyond the clinic. In P. Rhodes (Ed.), Beyond The Psychology Industry. What Kind of Therapy Do We Need Now? Springer Publishing.
Wittkowski, J., & Menzies, R.E. (2022). Death-related attitudes and perspectives. In H. Servaty-Seib & H. Chapple (Eds.), Handbook of Thanatology. Association of Death Education and Counseling.
Zuccala, M., & Menzies, R.E. (2022). Fears of death and their relationship to mental health. In R.G. Menzies, R.E. Menzies, & G. Dingle (Eds.), Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures: An Integrative Approach to Mental Health. Springer Nature Switzerland.
Menzies, R.E., & Veale, D. (2022). Creative approaches to treating the dread of death. In R.G. Menzies, R.E. Menzies, & G. Dingle (Eds.), Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures: An Integrative Approach to Mental Health. Springer Nature Switzerland.