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Noble, K. D. (1987). Psychological health and the experience of transcendence. Counseling Psychologist, 15(4) 601-614.

Noble, K. D. (1987). Psychological health and the experience of transcendence. Counseling Psychologist, 15(4) 601-614.
Abstract: Transcendent experience is generally viewed by mental health professionals as a rare occurrence and symptomatic of psychopathology. A growing body of research, however, suggests that it is more common and more productive of psychological health than was previously believed. This article reviews the recent literature and its implications for psychologists whose clients have had transcendent experience of some kind, and who need support in the adjustment period that follows. It reviews common characteristics of the experience, incidence, catalysts, and relationship to mental health. It also offers treatment guidelines for adjustment reactions and suggests directions for future research.
Copyright: © 1987. Reprinted with permission of SAGE Publications, Inc.
Link: http://tcp.sagepub.com/
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Hine, V. H. (1978). Altered states of consciousness: A form of death education. Death Education, 1(4) 373-396.

Hine, V. H. (1978). Altered states of consciousness: A form of death education. Death Education, 1(4) 373-396.
Abstract: It is suggested that a link exists between adaptive attitudes toward death and the experience of dramatically altered states of consciousness. Permanent changes in attitude frequently occur whether the altered state of consciousness is drug induced, achieved through various spiritual disciplines, or results from physical trauma in a 'clinical death”. The implications for death education are explored and three approaches both to studying and utilizing the link between nonordinary awareness and adaptive perspectives on death are suggested.
Copyright: © 1978. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Education about NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Thanatology and NDEs
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Jung
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Grof
Barnett, L. (1991). Hospice nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4) 225-232.

Barnett, L. (1991). Hospice nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4) 225-232.
Abstract: I surveyed 60 hospice nurses regarding their knowledge and attitudes toward the near-death experience (NDE), using Thornburg’s Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire. Most hospice nurses had previous work experience with an NDEr. Approximately half the nurses were knowledgeable about the NDE. All participants had a positive attitude toward near-death phenomena and toward caring for an NDEr. Recommendations include near-death phenomena in-service education for hospice nurses and inclusion of NDE content in nursing education programs.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Bechtel, L. J., Chen, A., Pierce, R. A., & Walker, B. A. (1992). Assessment of clergy knowledge and attitudes toward near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3) 161-170.

Bechtel, L. J., Chen, A., Pierce, R. A., & Walker, B. A. (1992). Assessment of clergy knowledge and attitudes toward near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3) 161-170.
Abstract: The results of a questionnaire distributed to 2,722 clergy from Pennsylvania and Illinois (320 usable questionnaires returned) showed the respondents had limited knowledge of the near-death experience (NDE) but had a moderately positive attitude toward the subject. Using Nina Thornburg’s (1988) Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire, respondents’ mean score for knowledge questions was 7.8 out of 18, and mean score for attitudes questions was 49 out of 85. Approximately 98% of the clergy had heard of NDEs; 85% of the clergy had counseled parishioners who had had NDEs; nearly 40% had had personal contact with an experiencer; and 10% reported having had NDEs themselves. Respondents were most familiar with the near-death element of “peace,” and with experiencers’ greater appreciation for life and belief in an afterlife.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Moore, L. H. (1994). An assessment of physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 91-102.

Moore, L. H. (1994). An assessment of physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 91-102.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward near-death experiences (NDEs). The study population consisted of 143 staff physicians in the Baptist Memorial Hospital System. Participants completed by mail a modified version of Thornburg’s (1988) Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire. Less than one-fourth of the physicians had a well-grounded knowledge base regarding NDEs, while two-thirds had a positive attitude toward NDEs. These data suggest the need for inservice programs for medical and nursing staff regarding near-death phenomena. Further studies assessing physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward NDEs are recommended utilizing a larger population from a wider geographical region.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Hoffman, R. M. (1995). Disclosure needs and motives after a near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(4) 237-266.

Hoffman, R. M. (1995). Disclosure needs and motives after a near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(4) 237-266.
Abstract: I analyze the communication processes used by 50 near-death experiencers and discuss their disclosure needs and motives as well as influences and obstacles that affect disclosure habits. The findings suggest that disclosure needs evolve through stages after an experience, and reveal five distinct disclosure motives.
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—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
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
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Language and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Cunico, L. (2001). Knowledge and attitudes of hospital nurses in Italy related to near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1) 37-50.

Cunico, L. (2001). Knowledge and attitudes of hospital nurses in Italy related to near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1) 37-50.
Abstract: I distributed Nina Thornburg’s Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire to 750 nurses in three Verona hospitals, and received 476 completed questionnaires. Questionnaire respondents had a modest knowledge of near-death experiences (NDEs). Nevertheless, respondents expressed a positive attitude towards NDEs in general, and towards patients who had had NDEs. Thirty-four percent of the nurses had personally encountered NDErs, and those nurses reported a higher level of knowledge than their colleagues who had not had that opportunity. Furthermore, in relation to the global sample, nurses who had encountered an NDEr showed attitudes that were more positive regarding both the NDE itself and the type of assistance they offered NDErs.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Knoblauch, H., Schmied, I., & Schnettler, B. (2001). Different kinds of near-death experience: A report on a survey of near-death experiences in Germany. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1) 15-29.

Knoblauch, H., Schmied, I., & Schnettler, B. (2001). Different kinds of near-death experience: A report on a survey of near-death experiences in Germany. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1) 15-29.
Abstract: This article provides a short summary of a representative survey on near-death experiences (NDEs) in Germany, which is the first of its kind in Europe. We tested several assumptions derived from previous research on NDEs, including the assumptions of a unified pattern of experience, the universality of the pattern, and the necessary link between NDEs and clinical death. We received replies from more than 2,000 persons, 4 percent of whom reported NDEs. The patterns of the NDEs did not seem to correspond to earlier findings: aside from being much more diverse, they also differed with respect to cultural variables, particularly the difference between religious interpretations and the differences between post-socialist East Germany and West Germany.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Interpretations of NDEs
Media Treatment of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Reincarnation and NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Bush, N. E. (2002). Afterward: Making meaning after a frightening near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(2) 99-133.

Bush, N. E. (2002). Afterward: Making meaning after a frightening near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(2) 99-133.
Abstract: The routes by which individuals attribute meaning to a near-death experience (NDE) appear to be similar, whether the experience was radiant or terrifying. This article explores three such avenues in relation to frightening experiences. I argue that resisting a terrifying NDE is likely to intensify fearfulness in an individual, and also that a similar effect occurs within society when this type of experience is resisted and misunderstood. The article concludes with an approach to synthesis and suggested techniques that may be useful in integrating the experience.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
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
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Literature, Fictional
Mental Processes and NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Jung
Sabom, W. S. (1980). Near-death experience: A review from pastoral psychology. Journal of Religion and Health, 19(2) 130-140.

Sabom, W. S. (1980). Near-death experience: A review from pastoral psychology. Journal of Religion and Health, 19(2) 130-140.
Abstract: Published interpretations of near-death experience from the vantage of pastoral psychology are virtually nonexistent. Subjective reports from survivors and investigative contributions from other disciplines are scattered and diverse. A comparison of twenty-one near-death experience transcendence accounts with the available literature may not only offer direction for further systematic inquiry but also contribute to our pastoral understanding of life and death.
Copyright: © 1980 by Springer. Reproduced with permission.
Link: http://www.springerlink.com
Topics:
Animals and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
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 NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Education about NDEs
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Richardson, G. E. (1979). The life-after-death phenomenon. Journal of School Health, 49(8) 451-453.

Richardson, G. E. (1979). The life-after-death phenomenon. Journal of School Health, 49(8) 451-453.
Abstract: The life-after-death phenomenon has created student interest and is often a topic initiated by students in death education courses. The article summarizes some popular publications about the life-after-death phenomenon and extracts commonalities that potentially affectother topic areas in a death education course or unit. Topic areas such as coping with death, suicide and stages of dying are then examined to note the effect the phenomenon can have on the topical discussions. The article concludes with a section on precautions in teaching the phenomenon.
Copyright: Reprinted with permission. American School Health Association, Kent, Ohio. 1979.
Link: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-4391
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Education about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs
Hayes, E. R., Hardie, T., Bucher, L., & Wimbush, F. (1998). Near death back from beyond. RN, 61(1) 54-59.

Hayes, E. R., Hardie, T., Bucher, L., & Wimbush, F. (1998). Near death back from beyond. RN, 61(1) 54-59.
Abstract:
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Characteristics of NDErs—Socioeconomic Status
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Moraczewski, A. (1977). Review of 'Life after life'. The Sign, 56() 40-43.

Moraczewski, A. (1977). Review of 'Life after life'. The Sign, 56() 40-43.
Abstract:
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Religion and NDEs—Buddhism
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs
Trevelyan, J. (1989). Near death experiences. Nursing Times, 85(2) 39-41.

Trevelyan, J. (1989). Near death experiences. Nursing Times, 85(2) 39-41.
Abstract:
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Cole, E. J. (1993). The near-death experience. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 9(3) 157-161.

Cole, E. J. (1993). The near-death experience. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 9(3) 157-161.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Greyson, B. (2005). 'False positive' claims of near-death experiences and 'false negative' denials of near-death experiences. Death Studies, 29() 145-155.

Greyson, B. (2005). 'False positive' claims of near-death experiences and 'false negative' denials of near-death experiences. Death Studies, 29() 145-155.
Abstract: Some persons who claim to have had near-death experiences (NDEs) fail research criteria for having had NDEs (“false positives”); others who deny having had NDEs do meet research criteria for having had NDEs (“false negatives”). The author evaluated false positive claims and false negative denials in an organization that promotes near-death research and in psychiatric outpatients. The frequency of false positives and negatives varied in samples that differed in prevalence of, and knowledge about, NDEs. The influence of participants’ knowledge about NDEs on the findings of near-death research makes it critically important to use standardized criteria for identifying NDEs.
Copyright: © 2005. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Greyson, B. (1991). Near-death experiences and systems theories: A biosociological approach to mystical states. Journal of Mind and Behavior, 12(4) 487-507.

Greyson, B. (1991). Near-death experiences and systems theories: A biosociological approach to mystical states. Journal of Mind and Behavior, 12(4) 487-507.
Abstract: Near-death experiences, transcendental experiences that frequently occur on the threshold of death, precipitate profound personality transformations that have defied explanation in terms of current psychodynamic and neurophysiologic models. A biosociological approach based on information and systems theories can elucidate anomalous features of both near-death phenomenology and the bipolar aftereffects of these mystical experiences. This biosociological model makes testable predictions about near-death experiencers and suggests fruitful future directions for the scientific study of mystical experience.
Copyright: © 1991. Reprinted with permission of the Journal of Mind and Behavior.
Link: http://www.umaine.edu/jmb/
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Language and NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Greyson, B. (1984). Review of 'Adventures in immortality: A look beyond the threshold of death'. Theta, 12(2) 33-35.

Greyson, B. (1984). Review of 'Adventures in immortality: A look beyond the threshold of death'. Theta, 12(2) 33-35.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Grosso, M. (1981). Questions and prospects for near-death research. ASPR Newsletter, 7() 4-5.

Grosso, M. (1981). Questions and prospects for near-death research. ASPR Newsletter, 7() 4-5.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Literature, Fictional
Methodology in NDE Research
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism
Science and NDEs
Wimbush, F. B., Hardie, T., & Hayes, E. (2001). Supporting your patient after a near-death experience. Nursing, 31(10) 48.

Wimbush, F. B., Hardie, T., & Hayes, E. (2001). Supporting your patient after a near-death experience. Nursing, 31(10) 48.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Near Death and NDEs NOS
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Hayes, E. R., & Orne, R. M. (1990). A study of the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of nurses in practice related to the near-death experience. Loss, Grief & Care, 4(1) 71-80.

Hayes, E. R., & Orne, R. M. (1990). A study of the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of nurses in practice related to the near-death experience. Loss, Grief & Care, 4(1) 71-80.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link:
Topics:
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Hayes, E. R., & Waters, L. D. (1989). Interdisciplinary perceptions of the near-death experience: Implications for professional education and practice. Death Studies, 13() 443-453.

Hayes, E. R., & Waters, L. D. (1989). Interdisciplinary perceptions of the near-death experience: Implications for professional education and practice. Death Studies, 13() 443-453.
Abstract: Many people who survive a near-death crisis report some variant of a phenomenon known as the near-death experience (NDE). This study examined health care providers' knowledge and attitude toward the NDE. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 578 nurses, clergy, and physicians. Six research questions were addressed in this descriptive correlational study. Findings indicated interest in the NDE but minimum knowledge about the phenomenon itself among those health providers most likely to care for a 'survivor' of an NDE. Findings document the need for educational programs about the NDE to enable providers to incorporate this event into an individual's health plan.
Copyright: © 1989. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Media Treatment of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Lundahl, C. R. (1981). Directions in near-death research. Death Education, 5() 135-142.

Lundahl, C. R. (1981). Directions in near-death research. Death Education, 5() 135-142.
Abstract: In the past decade, medical and behavioral scientists have published reports of over 3,000 documented cases of near-death experience. The scientific study of near-death, circumthanatology, has progressed from the collection and description of the raw data on the near-death experience to more sophisticated data collection and analysis, new study techniques, and the formulation of concepts, generalizations, and theories. Beginning the decade of the 1980s, near-death research is moving in three directions. The major thrust is toward ongoing accumulation of knowledge on the near-death experience through scientifically derived studies. The most controversial and least supported of the other two directions is the movement toward the examination of the question of postmortem survival. The third direction is the movement toward the clinical application of the findings of near-death research.
Copyright: © 1981. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Manley, L. K. (1996). Enchanting journeys: Near-death experiences and the emergency nurse. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 22(4) 311-316.

Manley, L. K. (1996). Enchanting journeys: Near-death experiences and the emergency nurse. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 22(4) 311-316.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
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—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Veridical Perception during NDEs
Matlock, J. G. (1988). Review of 'The near-death experience'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 82(3) 300-303.

Matlock, J. G. (1988). Review of 'The near-death experience'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 82(3) 300-303.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Education about NDEs
McAllister, J. (1980). Review of 'Life at death: A scientific examination of the near-death experience'. Theta, 8(4) 22-24.

McAllister, J. (1980). Review of 'Life at death: A scientific examination of the near-death experience'. Theta, 8(4) 22-24.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
McEvoy, M. D. (1990). The near-death experience: Implications for nursing education. Loss, Grief & Care, 4(1) 51-55.

McEvoy, M. D. (1990). The near-death experience: Implications for nursing education. Loss, Grief & Care, 4(1) 51-55.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Media Treatment of NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs
Morse, M. (1983). A near-death experience in a 7-year-old child. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 137(1) 959-961.

Morse, M. (1983). A near-death experience in a 7-year-old child. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 137(1) 959-961.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
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—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Oakes, A. R. (1981). Near-death events and critical care nursing. Topics in Clinical Nursing, 3(3) 61-78.

Oakes, A. R. (1981). Near-death events and critical care nursing. Topics in Clinical Nursing, 3(3) 61-78.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
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—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Language and NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Orne, R. M. (1986). Nurses' views of NDEs. American Journal of Nursing, 86(4) 419-420.

Orne, R. M. (1986). Nurses' views of NDEs. American Journal of Nursing, 86(4) 419-420.
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Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Media Treatment of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Osis, K. (1981). Review of 'Life at death: A scientific investigation of the near-death experience'. Journal of Parapsychology, 45(4) 350-352.

Osis, K. (1981). Review of 'Life at death: A scientific investigation of the near-death experience'. Journal of Parapsychology, 45(4) 350-352.
Abstract: Surveys of deathbed observations were conducted in the United States and in India to replicate the findings of a pilot survey carried out in 1959-60 and to gather more detailed data relevant to the question of post-mortem survival. Physicians and nurses filled in questionnaires and subsequently were interviewed concerning 442 cases in the United States and 435 in India. The most frequently reported phenomenon was that of terminal patients having hallucinations of human figures. The main findings of the pilot survey were confirmed in the present survey in both cultures. Again, four-fifths of the apparitions were 'survival related'; that is, they portrayed deceased persons and religious figures. This is in sharp contrast to the hallucinations of a normal population. Three out of four apparitions were experienced as having come to take the patients away to a post-mortem modus of existence, to which 72% of them consented. More patients responded with serenity, peace, and elation (41%) than with negative emotions (29%) to this ostensible invitation to die. The data were analyzed for interaction with various medical, psychological, and cultural factors which could cause or shape hallucinations. In conformity with the survival hypothesis, the deathbed visions were found to be relatively independent of these factors as they were assessed in the population surveyed.
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Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Papowitz, L. (1986). Life death life. American Journal of Nursing, 86(4) 416-418.

Papowitz, L. (1986). Life death life. American Journal of Nursing, 86(4) 416-418.
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Ring, K. (1995). The impact of near-death experiences on persons who have not had them: A report of a preliminary study and two replications. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(4) 223-235.

Ring, K. (1995). The impact of near-death experiences on persons who have not had them: A report of a preliminary study and two replications. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(4) 223-235.
Abstract: Three informal surveys of college students enrolled in a semester-long course on near-death experiences (NDEs) suggest that exposure to information about the NDE may bring about substantial changes in beliefs about NDEs, life after death, and God, as well as reduce fear of death and increase one’s level of spirituality. These surveys and previous research point to the importance of conducting more systematic and large-scale studies of the impact of NDE materials on the general population.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Education about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Ring, K., & Agar, A. (1986). The Omega project. ReVISION, 8(2) 87-88.

Ring, K., & Agar, A. (1986). The Omega project. ReVISION, 8(2) 87-88.
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Topics:
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Schoenbeck, S. B., & Hocutt, G. D. (1991). Near-death experiences in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4) 211-218.

Schoenbeck, S. B., & Hocutt, G. D. (1991). Near-death experiences in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4) 211-218.
Abstract: The purposes of this two-phase descriptive study were to document the frequency of near-death experiences (NDEs) in a nonprobability convenience sample of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to describe the types of NDE experienced most commonly during CPR, and to describe patients’ views of helpful nursing responses to reports of NDEs. In Phase I a nurse read to subjects Greyson’s (1983a) NDE scale. In Phase II, we used an open-ended interview designed to elicit patients’ perception of helpful nursing responses to NDE reports. Results have implications for broadening the groups of persons offering patients an opportunity to discuss NDEs after CPR.
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Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Marital Status
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Serdahely, W., Drenk, A., & Serdahely, J. J. (1988). What carers need to understand about the near-death experience. Geriatric Nursing, 9(4) 238-241.

Serdahely, W., Drenk, A., & Serdahely, J. J. (1988). What carers need to understand about the near-death experience. Geriatric Nursing, 9(4) 238-241.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
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—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Sommers, M. S. (1994). The near-death experience following multiple trauma. Critical Care Nurse, 14(2) 62-66.

Sommers, M. S. (1994). The near-death experience following multiple trauma. Critical Care Nurse, 14(2) 62-66.
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Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Trauma and Abuse
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Counseling NDErs
Definition of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Walker, B. A. (1989). Health care professionals and the near-death experience. Death Studies, 13() 63-71.

Walker, B. A. (1989). Health care professionals and the near-death experience. Death Studies, 13() 63-71.
Abstract: It is estimated that 8 million people have undergone a near-death experience (NDE) within the United States today (1). Clinical documentation of this phenomenon has been reported by physicians and nurses, mostly in the area of critical care. Some psychologists have also noted patient reporting of NDEs while under care. Taking into account the improved medical interventions used in bringing people back .from states of clinical death, the potential for professional exposure among health care professional£ is high. If denied a chance to share their experience with others who might assist in' 'normalizing', their near-death event, individuals who have undergone an NDE may become severely depressed. It is evident that this is an area of clinical concern that should want educational involvement within the fields of health education, psychology, and related human service professions so as to meet better the-emotional needs of near-death clients. Some suggestions for meeting these needs are also included.
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Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Hunt, H. T. (2004). Book reviews--Comptes rendus de lecture [Alterations of Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists]. Canadian Psychology, 45(1) 123-124.

Hunt, H. T. (2004). Book reviews--Comptes rendus de lecture [Alterations of Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists]. Canadian Psychology, 45(1) 123-124.
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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Education about NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Related Experiences—UFO
Related Experiences NOS
Enright, R. (2004). Silent journey: The discovery of the near-death experience of a nonverbal adolescent. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(3) 195-208.

Enright, R. (2004). Silent journey: The discovery of the near-death experience of a nonverbal adolescent. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(3) 195-208.
Abstract: This article relates the story of a boy who had a near-death experience at the age of 8, but who, because brain trauma left him quadriplegic and nonverbal, was unable to talk about his experience until I discovered it serendipitously 6 years later. Being able to tell his story and have his experience validated brought about significant changes in his emotional state, helped return personal control over his life, and ultimately led to his peaceful and fulfilling death.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
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—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Counseling NDErs
Disabilities and NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Holden, J. M., & Christian, R. (2005). The field of near-death studies through 2001: An analysis of the periodical literature. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(1) 21-34.

Holden, J. M., & Christian, R. (2005). The field of near-death studies through 2001: An analysis of the periodical literature. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(1) 21-34.
Abstract: Since 1975, when Raymond Moody coined the term “near-death experience” (NDE), numerous articles have been published addressing NDEs and related phenomena. To make that literature accessible to researchers, the International Association for Near-Death Studies published an Index (2005) on CD-ROM in which the authors used 135 near-death-related topics to analyze more than 800 articles, including comprehensive coverage of more than 600 scholarly articles, published through 2001. Upon completion, the authors realized the Index revealed interesting descriptive data profiling the scholarly literature of the first quarter century of the field of near-death studies. Those data are presented in this article, including findings regarding dates, venues, authors, and topics of scholarly publications. The article concludes with a brief discussion of underaddressed topics in the field and of plans for an updated comprehensive index of all periodical publications, both scholarly and nonscholarly, in 2006 to commemorate the first 30 years of the formal field of near-death studies.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Education about NDEs
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Sheeler, R. D. (2005). Teaching near death experiences to medical students. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(4) 239-247.

Sheeler, R. D. (2005). Teaching near death experiences to medical students. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(4) 239-247.
Abstract: Near-death experiences represent for a medical school curriculum a watershed area between life and death, between science and experience, and between the known and the unknown. First-year medical students as nascent scientists and clinicians have complex and often intense feelings about realms that are at the border zones of their developing acumen. In this context, the near-death experience is an ideal topic for teaching professionalism and respect for individual patients, differing cultures, and for colleagues who have differing sets of beliefs. Using videotaped presentations students were asked to explore their own and their peers' reactions to near-death experiences both in small group discussion format and using a web based discussion board. The inclusion of this topic early in medical school training was felt to be a valuable tool for developing both professionalism and collegiality. It also served to broaden the scientific viewpoint presented in the curriculum in a manner that promoted openness to and respect for patient perspective on life changing events.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Winkler, P. E. (2003). The Elias Project: Using the near-death experience potential in therapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2) 78-81.

Winkler, P. E. (2003). The Elias Project: Using the near-death experience potential in therapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2) 78-81.
Abstract: This essay describes the therapeutic usefulness of near-death experiences (NDEs). The fundamental hypothesis is that reports of NDEs together with relevant research can be understood to be a modern book of death and dying, one that is not only useful but also applicable to therapeutic purposes. I describe an actual case of a suicidal boy who was successfully treated through the use of NDEs. This event developed into what came to be called the Elias Project. The foundation of the Elias Project is in the form of two texts with commentary, one for adults and one for children. Both texts have been distilled out of a large number of NDE reports. Also included are clinical cases that have to do with difficult and varied psychological problems. These have been included in the Occidental Book of Death and Dying because this approach has proved its therapeutic effectiveness.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Literature, Fictional
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Callanan, M. (1994). Back from 'beyond'. American Journal of Nursing, 94(3) 20, 22-23.

Callanan, M. (1994). Back from 'beyond'. American Journal of Nursing, 94(3) 20, 22-23.
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Topics:
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Alvarado, C. S. (2010). Online Resources for the History of Out-of-Body Experiences and Death-Related Phenomena Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(3) 143-162.

Alvarado, C. S. (2010). Online Resources for the History of Out-of-Body Experiences and Death-Related Phenomena Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(3) 143-162.
Abstract: Google Books is a digital library covering out of print publications about a variety of topics, among them materials relevant for a history of discussions, observations, and collections of cases of out-of-body experiences and death-related phenomena such as near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and apparitions. In this article, I provide examples of copyright-free and cost-free sources from Google Books that investigators of near-death and related phenomena can download and change into plain text; in many cases, I include passages that give readers a sense of the richness of these sources for both a historical and a contemporary understanding of near-death and related phenomena. Examples of books include Johann Engelbrecht’s The Divine Visions of John Engelbrecht (1780), Augustine Calmet’s The Phantom World (1850), Henri Roger Gougenot de Mousseaux’s Les hauts phénomènes de la magie (1864), Edward H. Clarke’s Visions (1878), William H. Harrison’s Spirits Before Our Eyes (1879), and Frederic W. H. Myers’s Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death (1903). Examples of articles include those written by such authors as Ernesto Bozzano, Francis Power Cobbe, James H. Hyslop, Duncan MacDougall, Frank Podmore, and A. S. Wiltse.
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Topics:
Education about NDEs
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Related Experiences NOS
Bell, K. E., Holden, J. M., & Bedwell, J. (2010). How school counselors can assist student near-death experiencers Professional School Counseling, 14(2) 165-173.

Bell, K. E., Holden, J. M., & Bedwell, J. (2010). How school counselors can assist student near-death experiencers Professional School Counseling, 14(2) 165-173.
Abstract: This article provides a thorough, literature-based review of the impact of near-death experiences on children and adolescents in the areas of social and academic functioning in school. Gleaned from the published literature about how various non-school health professionals can most effectively assist near-death experiencers, practical suggestions and interventions are recommended for school counselors to effectively assist student near-death experiencers.
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Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Relationships (familial, social)
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children-Adolescents
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Fracasso, C., Friedman, H., & Young, M. S. (2010). Psychologists’ Knowledge of and Attitudes about Near-Death Experiences: Changes over Time and Relationship to Transpersonal Self-Concept Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(1) 273-281.

Fracasso, C., Friedman, H., & Young, M. S. (2010). Psychologists’ Knowledge of and Attitudes about Near-Death Experiences: Changes over Time and Relationship to Transpersonal Self-Concept Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(1) 273-281.
Abstract: We conducted a comparison and extension of Walker and Russell's (1989) study of psychologists' knowledge of and attitudes about near-death experiences (NDEs). We used their Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire (NDPKAQ), consisting of one knowledge sca e and two attitude scales, to explore possible changes over time. We also used the Self-Expansiveness Level Form-Transpersonal Scale (SELF-TS; Friedman, 1983) to explore the relationship of transpersonal self-concept with knowledge of and attitudes about NDEs. We randomly surveyed 84 psychologists listed in the Washington state National Register and obtained 18 completed responses (61% male, 39% female; mean age 60 years; ethnicity unknown). The comparison of our NDPKAQ data with Walker and Russell's Illinois psychologists' data suggests psychologists' knowledge and attitudes about NDEs have remained unchanged over the past two decades (p > .05). Two of the three NDPKAQ scale scores correlated significantly with the SELF-TS scores (p = .03, .05), suggesting a positive relationship between transpersonal self-concept and knowledge of and attitudes towards NDEs. We discuss limitations of our results and implications of our findings for professional education and training on NDEs.
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Topics:
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs’ Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs’ Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Greyson, B. (2007). Near-death experience: Clinical implications Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica, 34(Suppl. 1) 116-125.

Greyson, B. (2007). Near-death experience: Clinical implications Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica, 34(Suppl. 1) 116-125.
Abstract: Background: When some people come close to death, they report a profound experience of transcending the physical world that often leads to spiritual transformation. These “near-death experiences” (NDEs) are relevant to clinicians because they lead to changes in beliefs, attitudes, and values; they may be mistaken for psychopathological states, although producing different sequelae requiring different therapeutic approaches; and because they may enhance our understanding of consciousness. Objectives: This literature review examined the evidences regarding explanations proposed to explain NDEs, including expectation, birth memories, altered blood gases, toxic or metabolic hallucinations, and neurochemical and neuroanatomical models. Methods: The literature on NDEs of the past 30 years was examined comprehensively, including medical, nursing, psychological, and sociological databases. Results: NDEs typically produce positive changes in attitudes, beliefs, and values, but may also lead to interpersonal and intrapsychic problems. These problems have been compared to various mental disorders, but are distinguishable from them. Various therapeutic strategies have been proposed to help experiencers with problematic aftereffects, but have not been tested yet. Conclusions: The mystical consciousness and higher mental activity during NDEs, when the brain is severely impaired, challenge current models of brain/mind interaction and may occasionally lead to more complete models for the understanding of consciousness.
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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Counseling NDErs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Social Workers
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Spiritual (chaplains, clergy)
Science and NDEs
Griffith, L. J. (2009). Near-death experiences and psychotherapy Psychiatry, 6(10) 35-42.

Griffith, L. J. (2009). Near-death experiences and psychotherapy Psychiatry, 6(10) 35-42.
Abstract: Psychiatrists are likely to come into contact with patients who have had near-death experiences, who may have a variety of reactions to the experience, and who may benefit from psychotherapy. We may also have opportunities to work with individuals who are reacting to others who have had such experiences. There is much a psychiatrist can offer to these people, including listening respectfully, being nonjudgemental, normalizing the experience, providing education, and assisting with integrating the experience into their lives to develop or maintain the best possible functioning.
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Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Social Workers
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Spiritual (chaplains, clergy)
Interpretations of NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Holden, J. M., Oden, K., Kozlowski, K., & Hayslip, B. (2011). Teaching about near-death experiences: The effectiveness of using The Day I Died OMEGA, 63(4) 373-388.

Holden, J. M., Oden, K., Kozlowski, K., & Hayslip, B. (2011). Teaching about near-death experiences: The effectiveness of using The Day I Died OMEGA, 63(4) 373-388.
Abstract: In this article, we reviewed results of research on near-death experiences (NDEs) over the past 3 decades and examined the effect of viewing the hour-long 2002 BBC documentary The Day I Died: The Mind, the Brain, and Near-Death Experiences on accurate knowledge about near-death experiences among advanced undergraduates at a southwestern university. In a quasi-experimental research design, the experimental group completed a 20-item questionnaire before and after viewing the documentary (n = 66; 45 females, 21 males), and the waitlist control group completed the questionnaire as pre- and posttest before viewing the documentary (n = 39; 36 female, 3 male). The two groups’ scores at pretest were not significantly different (p > .05). Group by occasion repeated measures ANOVA revealed the experimental group’s posttest scores moved significantly in the direction of correctness with a large effect size (p < .001; ?2 = .56), whereas waitlist control group posttest scores remained similar to pretest scores. We discuss two exceptions to the effectiveness of the documentary and recommendations for educators using it as well as for future research.
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Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Media Treatment of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Veridical Perception during NDEs
Panditrao, M. M., Singh, C., & Panditrao, M. M. (2010). An unanticipated cardiac arrest and unusual post-resuscitation psycho-behavioural phenomena/near death experience in a patient with pregnancy induced hypertension and twin pregnancy undergoing elective lower segment caesarean section Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 54(5) 467-469.

Panditrao, M. M., Singh, C., & Panditrao, M. M. (2010). An unanticipated cardiac arrest and unusual post-resuscitation psycho-behavioural phenomena/near death experience in a patient with pregnancy induced hypertension and twin pregnancy undergoing elective lower segment caesarean section Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 54(5) 467-469.
Abstract: A case report of a primigravida, who was admitted with severe pregnancy induced hypertension (BP 160/122 mmHg) and twin pregnancy, is presented here. Antihypertensive therapy was initiated. Elective LSCS under general anaesthesia was planned. After the birth of both the babies, intramyometrial injections of Carboprost and Pitocin were administered. Immediately, she suffered cardiac arrest. Cardio pulmonary resucitation (CPR) was started and within 3 minutes, she was successfully resuscitated. The patient initially showed peculiar psychological changes and with passage of time, certain psycho-behavioural patterns emerged which could be attributed to near death experiences, as described in this case report.
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Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Relationships (familial, social)
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Rominger, R. A. (2009). Exploring the Integration of Near-Death Experience Aftereffects: Summary of Findings Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(1) 3-34.

Rominger, R. A. (2009). Exploring the Integration of Near-Death Experience Aftereffects: Summary of Findings Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(1) 3-34.
Abstract: Preliminary evidence suggests that both near-death experiencers (NDErs) and nonexperiencers who learn about near-death experiences (NDEs) show beneficial aftereffects. In this article I summarize the findings of an exploratory study to examine a small group process utilizing spiritual guidance and expressive arts for integrating NDE aftereffects. Eleven adult participants – four NDErs and seven non-NDErs – completed a pretest, initial posttest, and longitudinal posttest consisting of a revised version of the Omega Life Change Questionnaire (Rominger-LCQ) and the Human Spirituality Scale, as well as semistructured individual and group interviews. I also collected the expressive art participants created during sessions, photographed it, and used it to identify pictorial themes. Quantitative results included some significant differences and some nonsignificant trends indicating greater spirituality and life changes among NDErs compared to non-NDErs and, for all participants, from pre- to posttest. Qualitative interview material revealed participants had learned material on a number of topics including a broader understanding of, and ability to communicate about, the NDE. Qualitative pictorial data revealed themes suggesting that both NDErs and non-NDErs had integrated positive aftereffects. The process described herein may benefit spiritual guides and directors, expressive art therapists, and therapists working with individuals who have had an NDE or other spiritually transformative experience. I also discuss methodological benefits of using artistic inquiry.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Relationships (familial, social)
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children-Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Counseling NDErs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Social Workers
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Spiritual (chaplains, clergy)
Interpretations of NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs’ Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological NOS
Stout, Y. M., Jacquin, L. A., & Atwater, P. M. H. (2006). Six major challenges faced by near-death experiencers Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1) 49-62.

Stout, Y. M., Jacquin, L. A., & Atwater, P. M. H. (2006). Six major challenges faced by near-death experiencers Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1) 49-62.
Abstract: This article sheds more light on some of the unique personal and spiritual challenges that people face following near-death experiences (NDEs). The six challenges and suggested remedies described here were developed from more than 185 written responses to two questions, regarding challenges after NDEs and remedies, gathered from 25 attendees at the first retreat for NDErs held by International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) in April, 2006. We hope that this informal study will stimulate more formal research into the challenges and unique needs faced by all NDErs and the development of resources to assist experiencers in coping with them.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Relationships (familial, social)
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children-Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Social Workers
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Spiritual (chaplains, clergy)
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs’ Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs’ Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Spirituality and NDEs
van Lommel, P. (2011). Setting the Record Straight: Correcting Two Recent Cases of Materialist Misrepresentation of My Research and Conclusions Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(2) 107-119.

van Lommel, P. (2011). Setting the Record Straight: Correcting Two Recent Cases of Materialist Misrepresentation of My Research and Conclusions Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(2) 107-119.
Abstract: In two recent publications, one by Dean Mobbs and Caroline Watt and the other by Kevin Nelson, I was surprised to find my and my colleagues’ 2001 article in the Lancet misrepresented. In this Editorial, I attempt to correct those misrepresentations and to discuss them with regard to responsible scholarship in the ongoing debate in the professional literature about the relationship of mind and brain.
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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS

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