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Biorck, G. (1967). On the definitions of death. World Medical Journal, 15(5) 137-139.

Biorck, G. (1967). On the definitions of death. World Medical Journal, 15(5) 137-139.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Thanatology and NDEs
Blacher, R. S. (1989). Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 241-242.

Blacher, R. S. (1989). Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 241-242.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Science and NDEs
Blacher, R. S. (1979). To sleep, perchance to dream..... Journal of the American Medical Association, 242(2) 2291.

Blacher, R. S. (1979). To sleep, perchance to dream..... Journal of the American Medical Association, 242(2) 2291.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Science and NDEs
Blacher, R. S. (1980). The near-death experience: In reply. Journal of the American Medical Association, 244(1) 30.

Blacher, R. S. (1980). The near-death experience: In reply. Journal of the American Medical Association, 244(1) 30.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Mental Processes and NDEs
Blackmore, S. (1983). Are out-of-body experiences evidence for survival? Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 137-155.

Blackmore, S. (1983). Are out-of-body experiences evidence for survival? Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 137-155.
Abstract: This paper argues that for both theoretical and empirical reasons the out-of-body experience (OBE) cannot provide evidence for survival of death. Definitions of the OBE are discussed and typical features described, including the fact that OBEs often convince people of survival. OBEs can provide survival evidence only if it can be shown that (1) something leaves the body during an OBE, and (2) that that “something” could survive the death of the body. There are serious difficulties in conceiving of anything that could perform the movement, perception, and information transfer required in an OBE. The evidence suggestive of something leaving the body includes (a) perception at a distance during OBEs, (b) the detection of a double or astral body, and (c) near-death experiences. That evidence is reviewed and argued to be inconclusive. A psychological theory of the OBE is presented in which the out-of-body world is seen as constructed by imagination from the cognitive map. It is argued that this theory provides greater hope for understanding mystical and related experiences.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Related Experiences NOS
Blackmore, S. (1998). Experiences of anoxia: Do reflex anoxic seizures resemble near-death experiences? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(2) 111-120.

Blackmore, S. (1998). Experiences of anoxia: Do reflex anoxic seizures resemble near-death experiences? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(2) 111-120.
Abstract: The role of anoxia in near-death experiences (NDEs) has been hotly debated. Some argue that anoxia can induce NDEs; others that its effects are quite different. Children suffering from reflex anoxic seizures (RAS) have repeated brief cardiac arrests. A questionnaire about their experiences was sent to members of the British RAS Support Group; 112 questionnaires were completed and 7 children were interviewed. Most recalled nothing from their seizures, but 24% reported some experience. A few were comparable to NDEs, with tunnels, lights, and out-of-body experiences.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Methodology in NDE Research
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Blackmore, S. (1985). Review of 'The near-death experience: Problems, prospects, perspectives. Journal of Parapsychology, 49(3) 265-270.

Blackmore, S. (1985). Review of 'The near-death experience: Problems, prospects, perspectives. Journal of Parapsychology, 49(3) 265-270.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Birth Trauma and NDEs
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Blackmore, S. (1988). Do we need a new psychical research. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 55(8) 49-59.

Blackmore, S. (1988). Do we need a new psychical research. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 55(8) 49-59.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Methodology in NDE Research
Related Experiences NOS
Blackmore, S. J. (1993). Near-death experiences in India: They have tunnels too. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4) 205-217.

Blackmore, S. J. (1993). Near-death experiences in India: They have tunnels too. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4) 205-217.
Abstract: An advertisement in an Indian newspaper solicited accounts from people who had come close to death. Of 19 received, 7 reported no experiences, 4 reported dreamlike experiences, and 8 reported near-death experiences (NDEs). These NDEs were comparable to those reported by Raymond Moody, and included tunnels, dark spaces, and bright lights, contrary to previous reports of Indian cases. Many respondents reported positive life changes regardless of whether or not they had an NDE.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Altered States and NDEs
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—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Blackmore, S. J. (1996). Near-death experiences. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 89(2) 73-76.

Blackmore, S. J. (1996). Near-death experiences. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 89(2) 73-76.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Blackmore, S. J., & Troscianko, T. S. (1989). The physiology of the tunnel. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1) 15-28.

Blackmore, S. J., & Troscianko, T. S. (1989). The physiology of the tunnel. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1) 15-28.
Abstract: Several theories to account for the origin of tunnel hallucinations and tunnel experiences near death are considered: (1) the idea of a “real” tunnel; (2) representations of transition; (3) reliving birth memories; (4) imagination; and (5) physiological origins. Three different physiological theories are considered that relate the tunnel form to the structure of the visual cortex. All can account for much of the phenomenology of the tunnel experience, and all lead to testable predictions. It is argued that the tunnel experience involves a change in the mental model of the self in the world. Because of this, an experience of purely physiological origin, with no implications for other worlds or for survival, can nevertheless produce lasting changes in the sense of self and reduce the fear of death.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Sensory Deprivation and NDEs
Bozzano, E. (1906). Apparitions of deceased persons at death-beds. Annals of Psychical Science, 5() 67-100.

Bozzano, E. (1906). Apparitions of deceased persons at death-beds. Annals of Psychical Science, 5() 67-100.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Braude, S. E. (1987). When science is nonscientific. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(2) 113-118.

Braude, S. E. (1987). When science is nonscientific. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(2) 113-118.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Science and NDEs
Broad, C. D. (1953). Phantasms of the living and of the dead. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 50(1) 51-66.

Broad, C. D. (1953). Phantasms of the living and of the dead. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 50(1) 51-66.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Burch, G. E., DePasquale, N. P., & Phillips, J. H. (1968). What death is like. American Heart Journal, 76(3) 438-439.

Burch, G. E., DePasquale, N. P., & Phillips, J. H. (1968). What death is like. American Heart Journal, 76(3) 438-439.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.ahjonline.com/
Topics:
Methodology in NDE Research
Thanatology and NDEs
Bush, N. E. (1983). The near-death experience in children: Shades of the prison-house reopening. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 177-193.

Bush, N. E. (1983). The near-death experience in children: Shades of the prison-house reopening. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 177-193.
Abstract: Some critics have argued that the near-death experience (NDE) is merely a culturally conditioned response to a life crisis, a reflection of expectations engendered by education, religious training, social mores, and family traditions. A review of seventeen accounts of NDEs in children, including two youngsters still in childhood, indicates that NDEs that occur at early ages appear to be substantially similar in content to adult experiences. These accounts suggest that cultural conditioning is not a primary determinant of NDE contents.
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, 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—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Hypnosis and NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Byl, P. (1988). The near-death experience--moving toward enlightenment. Kansas Nurse, 63() 8.

Byl, P. (1988). The near-death experience--moving toward enlightenment. Kansas Nurse, 63() 8.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Media Treatment of NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Canning, R. R. (1965). Mormon return-from-the-death stories, fact or folklore. Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 42(1) 29-37.

Canning, R. R. (1965). Mormon return-from-the-death stories, fact or folklore. Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 42(1) 29-37.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Disclosure of NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Carr, C. (1993). Death and near-death: A comparison of Tibetan and Euro-American experiences. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 25(1) 59-110.

Carr, C. (1993). Death and near-death: A comparison of Tibetan and Euro-American experiences. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 25(1) 59-110.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
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—Sociological
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs—Buddhism
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Shamanism and NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs
Carr, D. B. (1989). On the evolving neurobiology of the near-death experience: Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 251-254.

Carr, D. B. (1989). On the evolving neurobiology of the near-death experience: Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 251-254.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Science and NDEs
Carr, D. B. (1981). Endorphins at the approach of death. Lancet, 1(8) 390.

Carr, D. B. (1981). Endorphins at the approach of death. Lancet, 1(8) 390.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01638343
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Chari, C. T. K. (1982). Parapsychological reflections on some tunnel experiences. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2) 110-131.

Chari, C. T. K. (1982). Parapsychological reflections on some tunnel experiences. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2) 110-131.
Abstract: This paper examines tunnel experiences, which have been discussed by Raymond Moody, Kenneth Ring, and Kevin Drab in the context of near-death experiences. It is argued that tunnel experiences, even when possibly triggered by psi cognition, are not always associated with near-death experiences or out-of-body experiences. A proposed definition of pseudo-hallucinations is adapted to possible psi-induced tunnel experiences. Six categories of tunnel and related experiences are tentatively distinguished: (1) hallucinated circular or oval shapes or spirals; (2) tunnels used for an ostensible “distant vision” but not for subjective traveling; (3) tunnels used both for an ostensible “distant vision” and for subjective traveling; (4) tunnels associated with ostensibly mediumistic and mystical OBEs; (5) tunnels of NDEs; and (6) tunnels used in ostensible precognition and postcognition. The classification does not deny possible neural correlates and is open to revision. A transactional view of visual perception is accepted, and the hypothesis is advanced that the tunnel is a subconsciously devised artifact for overcoming a spatial and/or temporal gap at the perceptual level created by psi cognition intruding into consciousness. The view is compared with the approaches to tunnel experiences sketched by Robert Crookall, Itzhak Bentov, and Kenneth Ring. A new solution of why tunnels are missing in many OBEs and cases of “clairvoyant travel” is offered.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Cherry, C. (1984). Self, near-death and death. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 16() 3-11.

Cherry, C. (1984). Self, near-death and death. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 16() 3-11.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Definition of NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Thanatology and NDEs
Cherry, C. (1986). Near-death experiences and the problem of evidence for survival after death. Religious Studies, 22() 397-406.

Cherry, C. (1986). Near-death experiences and the problem of evidence for survival after death. Religious Studies, 22() 397-406.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Thanatology and NDEs
Clark, K. (1987). Response to 'Adjustment and the near-death experience'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 20-23.

Clark, K. (1987). Response to 'Adjustment and the near-death experience'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 20-23.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
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.
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Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Collier, B. B. (1972). Ketamine and the conscious mind. Anaesthesia, 27(2) 120-134.

Collier, B. B. (1972). Ketamine and the conscious mind. Anaesthesia, 27(2) 120-134.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Related Experiences NOS
Collins, B. A. (1941). Is proof of survival possible? Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 46() 361-376.

Collins, B. A. (1941). Is proof of survival possible? Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 46() 361-376.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Cook, A. M., & Irwin, H. J. (1983). Visuospatial skills and the out-of-body experience. Journal of Parapsychology, 47() 23-35.

Cook, A. M., & Irwin, H. J. (1983). Visuospatial skills and the out-of-body experience. Journal of Parapsychology, 47() 23-35.
Abstract: This study explored the role of visuospatial abilities in the occurrence of the out-of-body experience (OBE). A review of previous research with imagery questionnaires indicated the need for an investigation which would utilize a performance measure of visual imagery and for research into specifically three-dimensional imagery skills. The present study took cognizance of each of these issues. Participants who previously had had an OBE were found not to differ from nonexperients in a performance test of visual imagery control, but the group of experients did exhibit superior spatial abilities. The paper considers the implications of these results for the reported realism, vividness, and controllability of the OBE's perceptual-like content.
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Topics:
Related Experiences NOS
Cook, R. B. (1989). A theory of death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1) 5-14.

Cook, R. B. (1989). A theory of death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1) 5-14.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Mental Processes and NDEs
Science and NDEs
Corcoran, D. K. (1988). Helping patients who've had near-death experiences. Nursing, 18() 34-39.

Corcoran, D. K. (1988). Helping patients who've had near-death experiences. Nursing, 18() 34-39.
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
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
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—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Counts, D. A. (1983). Near-death and out-of-body experiences in a Melanesian society. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 115-135.

Counts, D. A. (1983). Near-death and out-of-body experiences in a Melanesian society. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2) 115-135.
Abstract: The texts of three near-death experiences, one vision, and one dream by Melanesian villagers are presented and analyzed with regard to their cultural context. Comparison of these experiences with those reported from North America and India suggests that while they have common features (such as the appearance of apparitions, and visions of paradise), their interpretation is structured by cultural expectations.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
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—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Spirituality and NDEs
Curran, C. A. (1975). Death and dying. Journal of Religion and Health, 14(4) 254-264.

Curran, C. A. (1975). Death and dying. Journal of Religion and Health, 14(4) 254-264.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Davenport, A. W. (1984). Science and the near-death experience: Toward a new paradigm--Part II. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 7(2) 98-108.

Davenport, A. W. (1984). Science and the near-death experience: Toward a new paradigm--Part II. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 7(2) 98-108.
Abstract: The author’s thesis is that the issues pertaining to ontology and metaphysics which are raised by reports of NDE require a “field theory conceptualization of reality” such as that supplied by quantum physics. As prelude to this defense he explores salient aspects of 20th century philosophy of science and demonstrates the inadequacy of Newtonian physics in illumining the content of NDE.
Copyright: © 1984. Reprinted with permission of the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc.
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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Science and NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs
Davis, L. (1998). A comparison of UFO and near-death experiences as vehicles for the evolution of human consciousness. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(4) 240-257.

Davis, L. (1998). A comparison of UFO and near-death experiences as vehicles for the evolution of human consciousness. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(4) 240-257.
Abstract: This study compares unidentified flying object experiencers (UFOErs) with near-death experiencers (NDErs) in regard to changes in attitudes toward self, others, and life in general, toward religious or spiritual orientation, and toward psychic abilities and beliefs. Kenneth Ring’s questionnaires administered to NDErs (1984) were given in this study to 93 persons whose UFOE included either a light experience, an object experience, or a “close encounter.” The author concludes that the UFOE, like the NDE, provides impetus toward spiritual growth, but neither as consistently nor as strongly.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Related Experiences—UFO
Devers, E., & Robinson, S. M. (2002). The making of a grounded theory: After death communication. Death Studies, 26() 241-253.

Devers, E., & Robinson, S. M. (2002). The making of a grounded theory: After death communication. Death Studies, 26() 241-253.
Abstract: Qualitative research provides understanding of phenomena with a depth and richness that cannot be generated through quantitative approaches. Qualitative methods, however, can often appear difficult, if not confusing. In this article, the authors take the reader through the grounded theory process using Devers's research, Experiencing the Deceased: Reconciling the Extraordinary (1994), a study of after death communication (ADC), to illustrate the use of this particular qualitative method. The authors hope that this article will leave the reader with a better understanding of grounded theory method and stimulate an interest in using it for studying other death-related topics.
Copyright: © 2002. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Devinsky, O., Feldman, E., Burrowes, K., & Bromfield, E. (1989). Autoscopic phenomena with seizures. Archives of Neurology, 46(1) 1080-1088.

Devinsky, O., Feldman, E., Burrowes, K., & Bromfield, E. (1989). Autoscopic phenomena with seizures. Archives of Neurology, 46(1) 1080-1088.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://archneur.ama-assn.org/
Topics:
Related Experiences NOS
Dickstein, L. S. (1972). Death concern: Measurement and correlates. Psychological Reports, 30() 563-571.

Dickstein, L. S. (1972). Death concern: Measurement and correlates. Psychological Reports, 30() 563-571.
Abstract: Psychological research on death concern has been impeded by the absence of measuring instruments with high reliability and by the dearth of systematic research into the relationships of death concern with other personality variables. The present paper describes the construction of a Death Concern Scale with a high level of internal consistency and stability. Relationships between the Death Concern Scale and State Anxiety, Trait Anxiety, Manifest Anxiety, Repression-Sensitization, as well as needs Heterosexuality, Succorance, and Change of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule are presented and discussed.
Copyright: Reproduced with permission of author and publisher. © Psychological Reports 1972.
Link: http://www.ammonsscientific.com/
Topics:
Thanatology and NDEs
Dlin, B. M., Stern, A., & Poliakoff, S. J. (1974). Survivors of cardiac arrest: The first few days. Psychosomatics, 15() 61-67.

Dlin, B. M., Stern, A., & Poliakoff, S. J. (1974). Survivors of cardiac arrest: The first few days. Psychosomatics, 15() 61-67.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Dobson, M., Tattersfield, A. E., Adler, M. W., & McNicol, M. W. (1971). Attitudes and long-term adjustment of patients surviving cardiac arrest. British Medical Journal, 3() 207-212.

Dobson, M., Tattersfield, A. E., Adler, M. W., & McNicol, M. W. (1971). Attitudes and long-term adjustment of patients surviving cardiac arrest. British Medical Journal, 3() 207-212.
Abstract: Twenty patients surviving cardiac resuscitation following myocardial infarction were seen at least six months after the cardiac arrest. The patient and spouse were interviewed separately. Though they had not usually been informed by the medical staff, 16 of the 20 patients were aware that a cardiac arrest had occurred and had a good understanding of what this meant. Six patients remembered the start or end of the cardiac arrest and five specifically remembered external cardiac massage. Their feelings and their attitudes to the cardiac arrest are described. Initial anxiety was experienced by all the patients and their spouses, particularly after hospital discharge, but in the long term only five patients failed to make a reasonably satisfactory adjustment. Poor rehabilitation seemed to be mainly associated with persisting physical disability and personality factors and not with features associated with the cardiac arrest, such as the duration of external cardiac massage. The spouses often found it difficult to know exactly how to treat the patients after hospital discharge and most patients and spouses felt that more explanation and discussion with the medical staff would have helped to alleviate anxiety.
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Link: http://www.bmjjournals.com/
Topics:
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Drab, K. J. (1981). Unresolved problems in the study of near-death experiences: Some suggestions for research and theory. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(1) 27-43.

Drab, K. J. (1981). Unresolved problems in the study of near-death experiences: Some suggestions for research and theory. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(1) 27-43.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Language and NDEs
Media Treatment of NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
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.
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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
Druss, R. G., & Kornfield, D. S. (1967). The survivors of cardiac arrest: A psychiatric study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 201(5) 75-80.

Druss, R. G., & Kornfield, D. S. (1967). The survivors of cardiac arrest: A psychiatric study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 201(5) 75-80.
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Afterlife, Belief in
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Thanatology and NDEs
Edge, H. (1987). The use of physics in answering metaphysical questions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(2) 122-126.

Edge, H. (1987). The use of physics in answering metaphysical questions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(2) 122-126.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Science and NDEs
Ellison, A. J. (1978). Mind, belief and psychical research. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 56(2) 236-248.

Ellison, A. J. (1978). Mind, belief and psychical research. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 56(2) 236-248.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Erickson, R. C. (1985). Death or apparent death? Review of 'The near-death experience: Problems, prospects, perspectives. Contemporary Psychology, 30(1) 896-897.

Erickson, R. C. (1985). Death or apparent death? Review of 'The near-death experience: Problems, prospects, perspectives. Contemporary Psychology, 30(1) 896-897.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Fairbanks, R. J. (1978). Review of 'Life after life'. Journal of Pastoral Care, 32() 71-72.

Fairbanks, R. J. (1978). Review of 'Life after life'. Journal of Pastoral Care, 32() 71-72.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Fenske, E. W. (1990). The near-death experience: An ancient truth, a modern mystery. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3) 129-149.

Fenske, E. W. (1990). The near-death experience: An ancient truth, a modern mystery. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3) 129-149.
Abstract: The near-death experience (NDE), as an experience of wholeness, an adventure in consciousness, and a metaphoric encounter with light, links theoretical physics with the occult, the Primordial Tradition, and various religious belief systems. Light as image, vehicle, and first cause ties the NDE to mystical experience. Where science sees mystery, religion sees metaphoric truth; the NDE as spiritual quest and physical encounter beckons to both disciplines for explanation.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Flynn, C. P. (1984). Death and the primacy of love in works of Dickens, Hugo, and Wilder. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(2) 125-141.

Flynn, C. P. (1984). Death and the primacy of love in works of Dickens, Hugo, and Wilder. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(2) 125-141.
Abstract: Major works of three noted authors, Charles Dickens, Thornton Wilder, and Victor Hugo, contain fictional accounts of death and other passages with elements of near-death experiences (NDEs). The NDE-like accounts are examined in relation to the themes of these authors’ works and relevant biographical patterns. Each author emphasizes the transformation of characters into more loving, compassionate people who are more appreciative of life. These transformative patterns are similar in a general way to the kinds of value transformations reported by NDErs and are discussed in that light.
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Topics:
Literature, Fictional
Freeman, C. (1985). Near-death experiences: Implications for medical personnel. Occupational Health Nursing, 33(7) 349-359.

Freeman, C. (1985). Near-death experiences: Implications for medical personnel. Occupational Health Nursing, 33(7) 349-359.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Fremit, M. (1989). Near-death experiences: A new understanding. Physician Assistant, 13(8) 42-50.

Fremit, M. (1989). Near-death experiences: A new understanding. Physician Assistant, 13(8) 42-50.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Counseling NDErs
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Interpretations of NDEs
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Fulton, R. (1985). Review of 'Aging, dying, and the life course'. Contemporary Sociology, 14(4) 452-453.

Fulton, R. (1985). Review of 'Aging, dying, and the life course'. Contemporary Sociology, 14(4) 452-453.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs NOS
Furn, B. G. (1987). Adjustment and the near-death experience: A conceptual and therapeutic model. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 4-19.

Furn, B. G. (1987). Adjustment and the near-death experience: A conceptual and therapeutic model. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 4-19.
Abstract: Most mental health practitioner’s, and counseling psychologists in particular, possess skills for helping near-death experiencers. What is needed is a conceptual framework that is both familiar to practitioners and highly relevant to that client group. Cross-cultural counseling in general, and the consideration of world views more specifically, are suggested. Using that framework, the world view assimilated during the near-death experience (NDE) is viewed as being in contrast to that of the “old self,” significant others, and the majority culture. The difficulties reported by NDErs are considered analogous to those associated with culture shock. The world views of the practitioner, NDEr, and relevant others should be taken into account in the formulation of psycho-educational and therapeutic interventions.
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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—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Furn, B. G. (1987). Cross-cultural counseling and the near-death experience: Some elaborations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 37-40.

Furn, B. G. (1987). Cross-cultural counseling and the near-death experience: Some elaborations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 37-40.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Gabbard, G. O., & Twemlow, S. W. (1989). Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 261-263.

Gabbard, G. O., & Twemlow, S. W. (1989). Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 261-263.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Science and NDEs
Gabbard, G. O., & Twemlow, S. W. (1981). Explanatory hypotheses for near-death experiences. ReVISION, 4(2) 68-71.

Gabbard, G. O., & Twemlow, S. W. (1981). Explanatory hypotheses for near-death experiences. ReVISION, 4(2) 68-71.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Gabbard, G. O., Twemlow, S. W., & Fowler, C. J. (1982). Differential diagnosis of altered mind/body perception. Psychiatry, 45() 361-369.

Gabbard, G. O., Twemlow, S. W., & Fowler, C. J. (1982). Differential diagnosis of altered mind/body perception. Psychiatry, 45() 361-369.
Abstract: Considerable confusion exists in the psychiatric literature concerned with states of consciousness in which there is an altered perception of the mind/body relationship; related but different terms are often used interchangeably, with a lack of definitional rigor. The purpose of this paper is to bring clarity to this group of related phenomena by differentiating out-of-body experience (OBE) from depersonalization, autoscopic phenomena and schizophrenic body distortions (such as boundary loss), which are the principal entities with which the syndrome may be confused. The problem of variable definition of the syndromes is compounded by the fact that some studies deal with psychiatric or medical patients, others focus on nonpatients, and still others deal with both groups. The fact that some groups of persons with experiences of altered mind/body perception do not define themselves as patients, do not seek treatment, and may not need treatment underscores the need for clarification. Following an explication of the different syndromes and their characteristics, we will briefly consider treatment implications.
Copyright: © 1982. Reprinted with permission of Guilford Press.
Link: http://www.guilford.com
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Related Experiences NOS
Gabbard, G. O., Twemlow, S. W., & Jones, F. C. (1981). Do 'near death experiences' occur only near death? Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 169(6) 374-377.

Gabbard, G. O., Twemlow, S. W., & Jones, F. C. (1981). Do 'near death experiences' occur only near death? Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 169(6) 374-377.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.jonmd.com/
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
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—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Disclosure of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Related Experiences NOS
Gallagher, P. (1982). Over easy: A cultural anthropologist's near-death experience. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2) 140-149.

Gallagher, P. (1982). Over easy: A cultural anthropologist's near-death experience. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2) 140-149.
Abstract: Otherwise rather similar to the phenomenon and after-effects of his participant-observations in anthropological fieldwork, the author’s near-death experience was a more exact solitary form of learning a new reality, replete with symbolic meanings that altered his view of life, death, and their intermediate cultural patterns. While unconscious and partially paralyzed for weeks, he had the usual NDE visions: he idly examined his body from above, lost gravity to gain flight, passed through a void tunnel to a luminous world, and encountered there personages of radiant knowledge and total love, all of whom had no need to eat, drink, sleep, dream, demonstrate personal worth, or use words rather than interest to know each other and everything else. Through a curious wish, he returned to terrestrial life at the cost of losing such radiance. Since he recovered, his memory of these visions strangely has increased, causing him gradually to abandon many typical cultural patterns—such as frenzied competition, boredom in conversations, material collection, and continual anxiety and concern over quite brief events and imagined statuses—and to replace them with the recognition of the eternity granted by adherence to the present moment and of the remarkable worth and interest of everyone he encounters.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Animals and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Dreams and NDEs
Garfield, C. A. (1975). Consciousness alteration and fear of death. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 7(2) 147-175.

Garfield, C. A. (1975). Consciousness alteration and fear of death. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 7(2) 147-175.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Related Experiences NOS
Thanatology and NDEs
Geddes, A. (1937). A voice from the grandstand. Edinburgh Medical Journal, 44(6) 365-384.

Geddes, A. (1937). A voice from the grandstand. Edinburgh Medical Journal, 44(6) 365-384.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Dreams and NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Language and NDEs
Science and NDEs
Geraci, J. (1987). Comments on Bette Furn's 'Adjustment and the near-death experience'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 28-29.

Geraci, J. (1987). Comments on Bette Furn's 'Adjustment and the near-death experience'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(1) 28-29.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Gibbs, J. C. (1981). The near-death experience: Balancing Siegel's view. American Psychologist, 36(1) 1457-1458.

Gibbs, J. C. (1981). The near-death experience: Balancing Siegel's view. American Psychologist, 36(1) 1457-1458.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Afterlife, Belief in
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Gibbs, J. C. (1988). Three perspectives on tragedy and suffering: The relevance of near-death experience research. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 16(1) 21-33.

Gibbs, J. C. (1988). Three perspectives on tragedy and suffering: The relevance of near-death experience research. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 16(1) 21-33.
Abstract: Three perspectives on the problem of tragedy and suffering--atheistic-materialistic (AM), theistic-sovereign (TS), and theistic-consoling (TC)--are related to findings and implications of recent research on the near-death experience (NDE). The classic theodicic problem is the question of how to reconcile human tragedy and suffering with a supremely loving and powerful God. AM assumptions preclude the problem: since 'God' is preempted by a materialist ontology, there is no divine entity with whom tragedy must be reconciled. The TS and TC perspectives acknowledge but emphasize alternative features of God, namely, sovereignty and love, respectively. Overall, NDE research is relevant and partially helpful--but not definitive--with respect to an evaluation of the three perspectives on the problem of tragedy and suffering.
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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Thanatology and NDEs
Gibson, A. S. (1996). Commentary on 'Frightening near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(2) 141-148.

Gibson, A. S. (1996). Commentary on 'Frightening near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(2) 141-148.
Abstract: Kenneth Ring and Nancy Evans Bush both wrote papers concerning frightening near-death experiences (NDEs) in the Fall 1994 issue of this Journal. The results of my own research are more supportive of Bush’s position than they are of Ring’s. This paper gives some of the reasons why and illustrates other data accumulated by me concerning frightening NDEs.
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Topics:
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 NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Disclosure of NDEs
Interpretations of NDEs
Giovetti, P. (1982). Near-death and deathbed experiences: An Italian survey. Theta, 10(1) 10-13.

Giovetti, P. (1982). Near-death and deathbed experiences: An Italian survey. Theta, 10(1) 10-13.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
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—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
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, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Religion and NDEs NOS
Gliksman, M. D. (1990). Near-death experiences and the measurement of blood gases. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1) 41-43.

Gliksman, M. D. (1990). Near-death experiences and the measurement of blood gases. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1) 41-43.
Abstract: Although cerebral anoxia is not thought to be responsible for triggering near-death experiences (NDEs), the issue is not so clear in the case of hypercapnia. Detection of normal blood gases in Michael Sabom’s (1982) case study seems to be the major reply to suggestions that hypercapnia may have a causal role in NDEs. We argue, however, that routine arterial measures of blood gases are not a reliable indicator of cerebral levels.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Gordon, B. D. (1989). Near-death experience. Lancet, 2(8) 1452.

Gordon, B. D. (1989). Near-death experience. Lancet, 2(8) 1452.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01638343
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Green, C. E. (1967). Ecsomatic experiences and related phenomena. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 44(7) 111-131.

Green, C. E. (1967). Ecsomatic experiences and related phenomena. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 44(7) 111-131.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Related Experiences NOS
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
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.
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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
Greene, F. G. (1983). Multiple mind/body perspectives and the out-of-body experience. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 39-62.

Greene, F. G. (1983). Multiple mind/body perspectives and the out-of-body experience. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 39-62.
Abstract: This study reviews and analyzes evidence for a rare but persistently reported facet of out-of-body experience (OBE)/near-death experience (NDE) phenomenology designated the “multiple-body/split-consciousness” effect. Those who experience this effect describe the sensation of possessing and in some instances simultaneously occupying a multiple number of “bodies” at varying locations, sometimes in conjunction with the sense of being disembodied. A variant on this experience, during which subjects seem to shift awareness alternately between two or more locations, is also treated. The thoughts of previous OBE/NDE researchers on multiple-body/split-consciousness sensations are reviewed. Nine cases illustrative of such experiences are then cited and discussed. Also mentioned are related altered states of consciousness invoked in the neurosurgeon W. Penfield’s patients by electrode probes to the cerebral cortex during open-brain surgery. A neurological explanation for this study’s case material based on an extrapolation of Penfield’s findings is presented. A non-Euclidean/higher-space explanation is then proposed, derived from a multidimensional extension to mathematician B. Mandelbrot’s “fractal geometry.” The branch of mathematics called topology is utilized in the development of this latter theory. The article ends with a brief reference to this hypercomplex multidimensional geometry’s possible import for understanding “multiple personalities” and “spirit controls.”
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Mental Processes and NDEs
Science and NDEs
Greene, F. G. (1992). Motifs of passage into worlds imaginary and fantastic. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(4) 205-231.

Greene, F. G. (1992). Motifs of passage into worlds imaginary and fantastic. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(4) 205-231.
Abstract: In this paper I match phenomena associated with the passage into other worlds as reported during out-of-body and near-death experiences with imagery associated with the passage into other worlds as depicted in classic modern fantasies and fairy tales. Both sources include sensations of consciousness separating from the body, floating and flying, passage through fluidic spaces or dark tunnels toward bright lights, and emergence into supernatural worlds inhabited by souls of the deceased and by higher spiritual beings; and both describe comparable psychophysical initiatory factors. I introduce a metaphysically neutral depth psychology to explain these parallels, examine two metaphysically opposed extensions to this depth psychology, and consider several implications of a transcendental perspective.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Literature, Fictional
Greene, F. G. (1996). Homer's Odysseus as an ecstatic voyager. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(4) 225-250.

Greene, F. G. (1996). Homer's Odysseus as an ecstatic voyager. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(4) 225-250.
Abstract: There are profound experiential and symbolic parallels linking the imagery of Homer’s Odyssey and the psychophysical characteristics of ecstatic out-of-body and near-death experiences. I examine this epic’s events chronologically, identifying and analyzing specific instances where Homer’s imagery suggests such a multifaceted relationship. In accounting for this relationship, I introduce a psycho-spiritual evolutionary theory of symbolism and inspiration based upon the higher dimensional existence of the supernatural. In such a reading, Homer’s Odyssey serves, in part, as an eschatological text sharing much in common with “books of the dead” from a variety of human cultures.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Literature, Fictional
Greene, F. G. (1999). A projective geometry for separation experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(3) 151-191.

Greene, F. G. (1999). A projective geometry for separation experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(3) 151-191.
Abstract: I present a projective geometry for out-of-body “separation experiences,” built up out of a series of higher space analogies and resulting diagrams. The model draws upon recent understandings of cosmic symmetries linking relativity theory to quantum physics. This perspective is grounded inside a more general hyperspace theory, supposing that our three dimensional space is embedded within a hierarchy of higher dimensions. Only the next higher space, the fourth dimension, is directly utilized in this exposition. At least two degrees of consciousness expansion are identified as prerequisites to a comprehensive phenomenological taxonomy of ecstatic out-of-body, near-death, and mystical/visionary experiences. The first assumes a partial spatiotemporalization of consciousness into a fractional domain located between three and four dimensions. The second assumes a complete spatiotemporalization into four dimensions. Partial expansions are associated with separation experiences and with thematically related activities of a seeming paranormal character. Complete expansions are associated with “timeless” life panoramas and with excursions into hyperphysical realms. The paper concentrates on partial expansions, in analyzing the psychodynamics underlying, and ostensive paranormal activities accompanying, separation experiences.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences NOS
Science and NDEs
Greene, F. G. (1987). Review of 'Heading toward Omega: In search of the meaning of the near-death experience'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 81(1) 67-73.

Greene, F. G. (1987). Review of 'Heading toward Omega: In search of the meaning of the near-death experience'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 81(1) 67-73.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Greene, F. G. (1984). Review of 'A collection of near-death research readings'. Theta, 12(4) 94-96.

Greene, F. G. (1984). Review of 'A collection of near-death research readings'. Theta, 12(4) 94-96.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Greene, F. G. (1980). A glimpse behind the life review. Theta, 8(2) 10-14.

Greene, F. G. (1980). A glimpse behind the life review. Theta, 8(2) 10-14.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link:
Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Thanatology and NDEs
Greyson, B. (2001). Posttraumatic stress symptoms following near-death experiences. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 71(3) 368-373.

Greyson, B. (2001). Posttraumatic stress symptoms following near-death experiences. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 71(3) 368-373.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Dissociation
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Tutka, M. A. (2001). Near-death experiences: Seeing the light. Nursing, 31(5), 31(5) 62-65.

Tutka, M. A. (2001). Near-death experiences: Seeing the light. Nursing, 31(5), 31(5) 62-65.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Disclosure of NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Physical
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Veridical Perception during NDEs
Greyson, B. (1981). Toward a psychological explanation of near-death experiences: A response to Dr. Grosso's paper. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2) 88-103.

Greyson, B. (1981). Toward a psychological explanation of near-death experiences: A response to Dr. Grosso's paper. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2) 88-103.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
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 NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Greyson, B. (1982). Near-death studies, 1981-82: A review. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2) 150-158.

Greyson, B. (1982). Near-death studies, 1981-82: A review. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2) 150-158.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Greyson, B. (1992). Reduced death threat in near-death experiencers. Death Studies, 16() 523-536.

Greyson, B. (1992). Reduced death threat in near-death experiencers. Death Studies, 16() 523-536.
Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs), profound mystical or transcendental experiences occurring on the threshold of death, have been reported to reduce fear of death and death anxiety. This study compared responses to the Threat Index, a widely used measure of the threat implied by one's personal death, of (a) 135 near-death experiencers, (b) 43 individuals who had come close to death but not had an NDE, and (c) 112 individuals who had never come close to death. Death threat was significantly lower among those with near-death experiences than among the two comparison groups, and degree of death threat was inversely correlated with depth of NDE as measured by the quantitative NDE Scale. Self/ideal self discrepancy or, inversely, actualization, was not related to occurrence or depth of NDEs.
Copyright: © 1992. Reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Methodology in NDE Research
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. (1979). What next in survival research-2: The investigation of near-death experiences. Journal of Indian Psychology, 2(1) 7-11.

Greyson, B. (1979). What next in survival research-2: The investigation of near-death experiences. Journal of Indian Psychology, 2(1) 7-11.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Definition of 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. (1989). Can science explain the near-death experience? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(2) 77-92.

Greyson, B. (1989). Can science explain the near-death experience? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(2) 77-92.
Abstract: Science is a tool for answering empirical questions; it is not designed to address ontological or teleological issues such as the ultimate reality and meaning of the near-death experience (NDE). There are, however, a number of empirical questions about NDEs that can be explored by the scientific method. Scientific study poses risks both to NDErs and to our understanding of the NDE itself. However, because the NDE allows us unique access to information about consciousness and death, those risks are outweighed by the benefits to NDErs and to humanity derived from a scientific description of NDErs.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Methodology in NDE Research
Science and NDEs
Greyson, B. (1990). Near-death encounters with and without near-death experiences: Comparative NDE Scale profiles. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3) 151-161.

Greyson, B. (1990). Near-death encounters with and without near-death experiences: Comparative NDE Scale profiles. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3) 151-161.
Abstract: In a retrospective study contrasting the near-death encounters of 183 persons who reported near-death experiences and 63 persons who reported no near-death experience, the two groups did not differ in age, gender, or time elapsed since the near-death encounter. Near-death experiencers reported all 16 items of the NDE Scale significantly more often than did nonexperiencers.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
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—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
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, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Methodology in NDE Research
Greyson, B. (1991). Near-death experiences precipitated by suicide attempt: Lack of influence of psychopathology, religion, and expectations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(3) 183-188.

Greyson, B. (1991). Near-death experiences precipitated by suicide attempt: Lack of influence of psychopathology, religion, and expectations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(3) 183-188.
Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs), transcendental or mystical events experienced on the threshold of death, have been speculated to arise from psychopathology or from pre-existing expectations of the dying process, although such speculations have never been tested. Sixty-one consecutive suicide attempters were interviewed in this empirical study of persons who would be expected to have a high rate of both psychopathology and coming close to death; 16 (26%) reported near-death experiences (NDEs) as a result of the attempt. The group reporting NDEs and the group not reporting NDEs did not differ from each other in any parameters measuring psychopathology, religious background, or expectations of death and dying.
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Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Greyson, B. (1983). The Near-Death Experience Scale: Construction, reliability, and validity. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 171(6) 369-375.

Greyson, B. (1983). The Near-Death Experience Scale: Construction, reliability, and validity. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 171(6) 369-375.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link: http://www.jonmd.com/
Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Greyson, B. (1983). The psychodynamics of near-death experiences. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 171(6) 376-381.

Greyson, B. (1983). The psychodynamics of near-death experiences. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 171(6) 376-381.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Altered States and NDEs
Birth Trauma and NDEs
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 NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Counseling NDErs
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Greyson, B. (1997). The near-death experience as a focus of clinical attention. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 185(5) 327-334.

Greyson, B. (1997). The near-death experience as a focus of clinical attention. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 185(5) 327-334.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link: http://www.jonmd.com/
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
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 NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Language and NDEs
Media Treatment of NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Spirituality and NDEs
Greyson, B. (1993). Near-death experiences and the physio-kundalini syndrome. Journal of Religion and Health, 32() 277-290.

Greyson, B. (1993). Near-death experiences and the physio-kundalini syndrome. Journal of Religion and Health, 32() 277-290.
Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs), transcendental experiences on the threshold of death with profound implications for both patient care and religious belief, have been hypothesized to be related to the awakening of a biological process known in Eastern traditions as kundalini. In a test of this proposed association between kundalini and NDEs, a sample of near-death experiencers acknowledged significantly more symptoms of a physio-kundalini syndrome than did control subjects.
Copyright: © 1993 by Springer. Reproduced with permission.
Link: http://www.springerlink.com
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
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, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Kundalini and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Greyson, B. (1983). Review of 'A collection of near-death research readings'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 77(4) 356-361.

Greyson, B. (1983). Review of 'A collection of near-death research readings'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 77(4) 356-361.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Science and NDEs
Greyson, B. (1993). The physio-kundalini syndrome and mental illness. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 25(1) 43-58.

Greyson, B. (1993). The physio-kundalini syndrome and mental illness. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 25(1) 43-58.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Kundalini and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
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
Greyson, B. (1998). The incidence of near-death experiences. Medicine and Psychiatry, 1() 92-99.

Greyson, B. (1998). The incidence of near-death experiences. Medicine and Psychiatry, 1() 92-99.
Abstract: Transcendental or mystical 'near-death experiences' (NDEs) may produce alterations in attitudes, beliefs, and values that can result in significant psychosocial morbidity. Accurate estimates of their incidence would give physicians needed perspective on these anomalous events. Differing definitions of NDEs and of nearness to death have confounded estimates of NDE frequency. Some studies based their estimate of NDE incidence on small or biased samples; sacrificed objectivity for rapport with subjects; assessed experiences by mail survey rather than interview; interviewed subjects decades after the experience; disregarded high rates of refusal to participate; and interpreted prevalence as incidence. In contrast to higher estimates of NDE incidence, studies using quantitative instruments administered in personal interviews to intact cohorts of patients near death yield estimates of 9% to 18%. The numbers of subjects assessed in all these studies may be too small to detect the influence of intervening psychophysiological variables on NDE incidence.
Copyright: Reproduced with permission from the author, and Medicine and Psychiatry.
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Topics:
Definition of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Greyson, B. (1998). Biological aspects of near-death experiences. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 42(1) 14-32.

Greyson, B. (1998). Biological aspects of near-death experiences. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 42(1) 14-32.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Media Treatment of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Psychopathology and NDEs—Dissociation
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Greyson, B. (1993). Varieties of near-death experience. Psychiatry, 56() 390-399.

Greyson, B. (1993). Varieties of near-death experience. Psychiatry, 56() 390-399.
Abstract: Near-death experiences are profound subjective events frequently reported by individuals who have come close to death. They are of importance to mental health professionals, not only because they often happen to patients under our care, but because they have been reported to produce widespread and long-lasting changes in values, beliefs, and behavior that dramatically affect the experiencers' attitudes toward living and dying (Bates and Stanley 1985; Bauer 1985; Flynn 1982; Greyson 1983b; Noyes 1980; Ring 1984). Several studies, including surveys of recently resuscitated hospitalized patients (Ring 1980; Sabom 1982) and a nationwide poll of the general population (Gallup and Proctor 1982) have estimated that near-death experiences are reported by 30%-40% of individuals who come close to death, or about 5% of the adult American population.
Copyright: © 1993. Reprinted with permission of Guilford Press.
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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
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—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
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. (1983). Increase in psychic phenomena following near-death experiences. Theta, 11(2) 26-29.

Greyson, B. (1983). Increase in psychic phenomena following near-death experiences. Theta, 11(2) 26-29.
Abstract: No abstract.
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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Aftereffects of NDEs—Out-of-Body Experiences
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Dreams and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
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

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