Maitz, E. A., & Pekala, R. J. (1990-1991). Phenomenological quantification of an out-of-the-body experience associated with a near-death event. Omega, 22(3) 199-214.

Abstract: This article briefly describes the phenomenological reports of individuals who have survived a near-death experience (NDE) and summarizes the methodological problems of assessing and defining their experience, specifically the out-of-the-body (OBE) experience associated with an NDE. The authors, using a single-person research design, offer one approach to quantifying the OBE associated with an NDE. They administered the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) and the Dimensions of Attention Questionnaire (DAQ) to one participant across several stimulus conditions including: hypnosis, resting with eyes closed, recollection of an out-of-the-body experience, and recollection of the out-of-the-body experience during hypnotic regression. Similarities and differences among the participant's experiences associated with these stimulus conditions are discussed.

Copyright: © 1990. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Link: http://www.baywood.com/

Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Disclosure of NDEs
Hypnosis and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research

Noyes, R., & Kletti, R. (1976). Depersonalization in the face of life-threatening danger: A description. Psychiatry, 39() 19-27.

Abstract: Persons suddenly threatened with death have often reported a variety of mental phenomena as part of a progressive deviation from normal consciousness. These have been described by people rescued at the last moment from drownings, falls, and similar accidents. Some anecdotal reports of subjective experiences during mortal danger exist in autobiographical as well as clinical sources (Noyes, 1972). However, the first study of them was undertaken in 1892 by Albert Heim, who accumulated the accounts of over 30 survivors of falls in the Alps. He claimed that in nearly every instance a similar mental state developed, which he characterized dramatically as follows:
There was no anxiety, no trace of despair, no pain; but rather calm seriousness, profound acceptance, and a dominant mental quickness and sense of surety. Mental activity became enormous, rising to a hundred-fold velocity or intensity. The relationships of events and their probable outcomes were overviewed with objective clarity. No confusion entered at all. Time became greatly expanded…. In many cases there followed a sudden review of the individual's entire past; and finally the person falling often heard beautiful music and fell in a superbly blue heaven containing roseate cloudlets. [Heim (Noyes and Kletti, 1972, pp. 46-47)]
What follows is a descriptive analysis of 114 accounts of near-death experiences obtained from 104 persons.

Copyright: © 1976. Reprinted with permission of Guilford Press.

Link: http://www.guilford.com

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
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—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Smell
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization

Moody, R. A. (1977). Is there life after death? Saturday Evening Post, 249(4) 66, 67, 83-85.

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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, Children and Adolescents
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—Encountering Beings NOS
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 NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
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
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Thanatology and NDEs

O'Roark, M. A. (1981). Life after death: The growing evidence. McCall's, 108(6) 24, 26, 28, 30, 142.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Science and NDEs
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Reilly, R. T. (1988). Heaven can wait: Do near-death experiences take the fear out of dying? U.S. Catholic, 53(1) 6-14.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
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
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs—Indigenous Cultures
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism

Ziegler, J. (1985). Near-death experiences deemed worthy of serious research. Chicago Tribune, () 19-20, 22.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Language and NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Science and NDEs

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

Sullivan, R. M. (1984). Combat-related near-death experiences: A preliminary investigation. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(2) 143-152.

Abstract: This paper reports on a continuing study of the near-death experience (NDE) occurring among those who were clinically dead or close to death as a result of combat operations. Volunteers were obtained through a series of announcements in national military publications. Elements of the prototypical NDE seem to be reflected in the combat NDEs reported, but full integration of the experience may be retarded by the need to integrate other traumas arising from the individual’s battlefield experiences. These cases require particularly supportive and non-judgmental interviewing, to include appropriate follow-up. Some suggestions are made for application in training and counseling. Conclusions will be presented in a later paper, upon completion of the study.

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—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Disclosure of NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Religion and NDEs—Christianity

Staff (1948). Out-of-the-body experience. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 34() 206-211.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Related Experiences—NDE-Like