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Alvarado, C. S., & Zingrone, N. L. (1997-1998). Factors related to the depth of near-death experiences: Testing the 'embellishment over time' hypothesis. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 17(4) 339-344.

Alvarado, C. S., & Zingrone, N. L. (1997-1998). Factors related to the depth of near-death experiences: Testing the 'embellishment over time' hypothesis. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 17(4) 339-344.
Abstract: In this article we explore the correlation of several variables with the depth of the near-death experience (NDE) as measured by Ring's Weighted Core Experience Index (WCEI). For this purpose we analyzed fifty-one NDE cases presented by Sutherland in tabular form in her book Reborn in the Light. To test for the possibility that older cases are embellished as time goes on we predicted that we would find a positive correlation between the WCEI and the time elapsed between the experience and Sutherland's interview. Other exploratory analyses attempted to relate the WCEI to sex, age at the time of the experience and at the time of the interview, and type of medical crisis during which the experience took place. None of the analyses conducted obtained significant results. There was a non-significant trend for surgical NDE cases to have higher scores in the WCEI than other conditions.
Copyright: © 1997. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Link: http://www.baywood.com/
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Pacciolla, A. (1996). The near-death experience: A study of its validity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3) 179-185.

Pacciolla, A. (1996). The near-death experience: A study of its validity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3) 179-185.
Abstract: An Italian translation of Greyson’s (1983a) NDE Scale was administered to 125 individuals who had been resuscitated at a hospital in Italy. By NDE Scale criteria 37.5 percent of those who returned the questionnaire had authentic NDEs. These data suggest some limitations to Greyson’s NDE Scale and recommendations for future research.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Socioeconomic Status
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Methodology in NDE Research
Twemlow, S. W., & Gabbard, G. O. (1984-1985). The influence of demographic psychological factors and preexisting conditions on the near-death experience. Omega, 15(3) 223-235.

Twemlow, S. W., & Gabbard, G. O. (1984-1985). The influence of demographic psychological factors and preexisting conditions on the near-death experience. Omega, 15(3) 223-235.
Abstract: Thirty-four participants responding to a questionnaire survey and reporting near-death experiences are examined for preexisting psychological, perceptual-cognitive, demographic, and physical differences when compared both with each other and with a larger pool of 386 respondents who were not near death. There was no evidence of psychopathology in the population, but definite evidence of different perceptual-cognitive style in those prone to near-death experiences. Different preexisting physical states did show clusters of features, thus apparently influencing the nature of the experience. Tentative psychoanalytic explanatory formulations are noted.
Copyright: © 1984. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Link: http://www.baywood.com/
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Marital Status
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychic Abilities
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Greyson, B. (1992-1993). Near-death experiences and antisuicidal attitudes. Omega, 26(2) 81-89.

Greyson, B. (1992-1993). Near-death experiences and antisuicidal attitudes. Omega, 26(2) 81-89.
Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs) have been reported to decrease fear of death and foster a 'romanticized' view of death, yet also promote antisuicidal attitudes. This study was an empirical investigation of psychodynamic hypotheses suggested to explain that paradoxical effect, using a thirty-six-item questionnaire constructed for this purpose. One hundred-fifty near-death experiencers (NDErs)and forty-three individuals who had come close to death but not had NDEs (nonNDErs) rated as true or false twelve antisuicidal attitudes that have been hypothesized to result from NDEs. NDErs endorsed significantly more of the antisuicidal statements than nonNDErs, and among NDErs, number of statements endorsed was positively associated with depth of experience. Those antisuicidal attitudes that showed the greatest difference in endorsement rate between NDErs and nonNDErs related to transpersonal or transcendental beliefs. These data support prior naturalistic observations that NDEs foster antisuicidal attitudes by promoting a sense of purpose in life.
Copyright: © 1992. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Link: http://www.baywood.com/
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research
Greyson, B. (1986). Incidence of near-death experiences following attempted suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 16(1) 40-45.

Greyson, B. (1986). Incidence of near-death experiences following attempted suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 16(1) 40-45.
Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs), profound subjective experiences occurring during a close brush with death and containing transcendental or mystical elements, have been reported to reduce suicidal ideation, despite their 'romanticization' of death. Among 61 consecutive hospital admissions for attempted suicide, 16 patients (26.2%) reported NDEs precipitated by the attempt. NDEs were not significantly associated with any demographic factors. In light of the frequency of NDEs following attempted suicide, further studies are indicated in regard to the effect of those experiences on subsequent suicidal behavior.
Copyright: © 1986. Reprinted with permission of Guilford Press.
Link: http://www.guilford.com
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Methodology in NDE Research
Brody, J. E. (1988). The near-death experience: A profound event that can mean dramatic change in life. New York Times, 138() B20.

Brody, J. E. (1988). The near-death experience: A profound event that can mean dramatic change in life. New York Times, 138() B20.
Abstract:
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Definition of NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Strommen, M. P. (1983). Review of 'Adventures in Immortality'. Christian Century, 100() 375.

Strommen, M. P. (1983). Review of 'Adventures in Immortality'. Christian Century, 100() 375.
Abstract:
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Definition of NDEs
Drab, K. J. (1981). The tunnel experience: Reality or hallucination? Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2) 126-152.

Drab, K. J. (1981). The tunnel experience: Reality or hallucination? Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2) 126-152.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Spiritualism and NDEs
Green, J. T., & Friedman, P. (1983). Near-death experiences in a Southern California population. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 77-95.

Green, J. T., & Friedman, P. (1983). Near-death experiences in a Southern California population. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 77-95.
Abstract: In-depth interviews with 41 persons who were near death or clinically dead as the result of an accident, illness, or suicide attempt are presented. Respondents reported a total of 50 near-death experiences (NDEs) of which 33 were rated (using K. Ring’s Weighted Core Experience Index) as having been deep, 10 as moderate, and 7 as non-experiences. Results are presented in terms of the characteristics of each of the five stages of the NDE. Results are interpreted as being consistent with the hypothesis that the experiencers entered into an altered dimension of reality or existence.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Smell
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Greyson, B. (2000). Dissociation in people who have near-death experiences: Out of their bodies or out of their minds? Lancet, 355(9) 460-463.

Greyson, B. (2000). Dissociation in people who have near-death experiences: Out of their bodies or out of their minds? Lancet, 355(9) 460-463.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01638343
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Characteristics of NDErs—Trauma and Abuse
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Dissociation
Grosso, M. (1983). Jung, parapsychology, and the near-death experience: Toward a transpersonal paradigm. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 3-38.

Grosso, M. (1983). Jung, parapsychology, and the near-death experience: Toward a transpersonal paradigm. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 3-38.
Abstract: This study examines the near-death experience (NDE) in the light of the Jungian theory of archetypes. Features of the prototypical NDE are matched against features of archetypes. The near-death process is discussed in terms of the concept of the individuation of the Self. NDEs are looked at as evidence for the activation of a unique archetype associated with rebirth experience, designated the archetype of death and enlightenment (ADE). The general function of the ADE is outlined, and evidence for psychic manifestations of it is reviewed: mystical phenomena, dreams, mythology, mystery and initiation rites, psychedelic experiences, and UFO “revelations.” Possible objections to the theory are considered along with some broad cultural and religious implications.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Language and NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences—UFO
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Jung
Veridical Perception during NDEs
Kellehear, A., & Heaven, P. (1989). Community attitudes toward near-death experiences: An Australian study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3) 165-172.

Kellehear, A., & Heaven, P. (1989). Community attitudes toward near-death experiences: An Australian study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3) 165-172.
Abstract: In an Australian survey of community attitudes toward near-death experiences (NDEs), 173 respondents were asked to read a hypothetical description of an NDE and to select from a range of explanations that might approximate of their own. Fifty-seven percent of the respondents believed the NDE was evidence of life after death, while less than 2 percent believed the NDE was a sign of mental illness. Women, younger person, and those who professed a belief in life after death were more likely to react positively to the NDE described.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Marital Status
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Kelly, E. W. (2001). Near-death experiences with reports of meeting deceased people. Death Studies, 25() 229-249.

Kelly, E. W. (2001). Near-death experiences with reports of meeting deceased people. Death Studies, 25() 229-249.
Abstract: Few scientists have taken seriously the interpretation of near-death experiences (NDEs) as evidence for survival after death, even though most people having such an experience have become convinced that they will survive death and several features of NDEs are at least suggestive of survival. This article compares survival and some nonsurvival interpretations of NDEs in light of one feature suggestive of survival that of reports of having seen deceased persons during the NDE. Several features of 74 NDEs involving such reports were compared with those of 200 NDEs not involving such reports. Although some of the findings could support either a survival or a nonsurvival interpretation, several other findings may weaken the primary nonsurvival hypothesis, that of expectation. Additionally, the convergence of several features suggesting survival and the convergence of features that require multiple kinds of alternative explanations, in individual cases as well as in large groups of cases, warrant our considering the survival hypothesis of NDEs more seriously than most scientists currently do.
Copyright: © 2001. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Kohr, R. L. (1983). Near-death experiences, altered states, and psi sensitivity. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 157-176.

Kohr, R. L. (1983). Near-death experiences, altered states, and psi sensitivity. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 157-176.
Abstract: This investigation compared the frequency of psi experiences, psi-related experiences, mystical states, dream experiences, and a variety of demographic variables for three criterion groups. Comprising the three groups were 358 individuals who had never come close to death, 105 people who claimed to have had a close call with death but without an intense experience associated with it, and 84 individuals whose responses to a questionnaire indicated they had had a near-death experience (NDE). Analyses revealed that the NDE group manifested a significantly greater incidence of psi and psi-related experiences, dream experiences, and mystical states. The study also reported on an item analysis of NDE characteristics and on an effort to develop an NDE score. The NDE group was further separated into “moderate” and “deep” experiencers based on the NDE score. Comparisons of these two groups resulted in fewer significant differences in psi experiences than in the original three-group analyses.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Marital Status
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Dreams and NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Kohr, R. L. (1982). Near-death experience and its relationship to psi and various altered states. Theta, 10(3) 50-53.

Kohr, R. L. (1982). Near-death experience and its relationship to psi and various altered states. Theta, 10(3) 50-53.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Out-of-Body Experiences
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Dreams and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Reincarnation and NDEs
Musgrave, C. (1997). The near-death experience: A study of spiritual transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 187-201.

Musgrave, C. (1997). The near-death experience: A study of spiritual transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 187-201.
Abstract: Fifty-one near-death experiencers (NDErs) were surveyed in person and through the mail to discover if and how their lives were changed as a result of their NDEs. Results showed major changes in participants’ lives, especially in the areas of religious belief and practice, lifestyle, career, and relationships.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
White, P. R. (1997). The anatomy of a transformation: An analysis of the psychological structure of four near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 163-185.

White, P. R. (1997). The anatomy of a transformation: An analysis of the psychological structure of four near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 163-185.
Abstract: In this paper, I discuss the general psychological structure of four near-death experiences and the evolutionary nature of the mental processes that occur. I suggest that the transformational aspect of each near-death experience comes at the culmination of the mental processes through archetypal imagery drawn from the context of the experiencer’s life.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Marital Status
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Woodhouse, M. B. (1983). Five arguments regarding the objectivity of NDEs. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 63-75.

Woodhouse, M. B. (1983). Five arguments regarding the objectivity of NDEs. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 63-75.
Abstract: This paper identifies and examines five arguments most relevant for assessing the objective status of near-death experiences (NDEs). They are provisionally labeled: (1) the argument from universality (what does the widespread similarity of NDEs actually show?); (2) the argument from privacy (how strong are appeals based upon privileged access to our own unusual experiences?); (3) the argument from nonexplainability (how adequate are medical models, e.g. oxygen depletion, urged in support of various hallucinatory hypotheses?); (4) the argument from empirical verification (what could show that an individual observed his own near-death and recovery in an emergency room?); (5) the argument from flat electroencephalograms (EEGs) (if flat EEGs could be correlated temporally with NDEs, would hallucinatory hypotheses be ruled out?). It is shown that these arguments vary considerably in their inductive force, ranging from very low (#1) to very high (#5). The method of analysis is conceptual rather than empirical. That is, if a sufficient number of cases of a certain type are collected, which explanatory hypotheses tend to be ruled out and which tend to be supported? The thrust of the analyses is in support of an objectivist interpretation of the near-death experience.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Science and NDEs
Veridical Perception during NDEs
Zhi-ying, F., & Jian-xun, L. (1992). Near-death experiences among survivors of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(1) 39-48.

Zhi-ying, F., & Jian-xun, L. (1992). Near-death experiences among survivors of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(1) 39-48.
Abstract: We interviewed 81 survivors of the severe earthquake in Tangshan in 1976 and found that 32 (40 percent) reported near-death experiences (NDEs) as measured by Greyson’s (1983) NDE Scale. The great majority of these NDEs were of the cognitive and transcendental types, and our observations were somewhat different from those of Greyson (1985) in the United States and of Pasricha and Stevenson (1986) in India. These differences suggest that the components, sequences, and types of NDE might differ with race, religion, psychological and cultural background, and kind of near-death event.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Smell
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological

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