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

Hameroff, S. (2011). Response to "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(1) 26-28.

Abstract: In this article, I reply to Gerald Woerlee’s (2011) this issue) claim that during Pam Reynolds’ near-death experience (NDE), she actually could hear through normal means. I respond in terms of my 35 years experience as a clinical anesthesiologist, researcher into mechanisms of anesthesia and consciousness, and proponent of a theory of non-local consciousness put forth by mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and me.

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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Mental Processes and NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Science and NDEs
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Holden, J. M. (2007). More things in heaven and earth: A response to "Near-death experiences with hallucinatory features Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(1) 33-42.

Abstract: In this response, I offer alternative arguments and conclusions to those Keith Augustine offered regarding discrepancies between some near-death experiencers' (NDErs') reports of events they perceived during their NDEs and objective information available about those events. I discuss limitations of anecdotes that leave open alternative interpretations of NDErs' narratives, assumptions regarding attentional and perceptual processes in the out-of-body state, and assumptions regarding the nature of consciousness. I also describe the method and results of a preliminary analysis of more than 100 cases of out-of-body NDEs that, I believe, provide a more accurate view of overall of the phenomenon of apparently nonphysical veridical perception during NDEs.

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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Holden, J. M., Long, J., & MacLurg, J. (2006). Out-of-body experiences: All in the brain? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2) 99-107.

Abstract: In 2002, four Swiss physicians published an article in the leading scientific journal Nature claiming to have induced an out-of-body experience (OBE) through focal electrical stimulation of the brain of a patient undergoing surgical evaluation for epilepsy treatment (Blanke, Ortigue, Landis, and Seeck, 2002). The article's subtitle authors claimed that "the part of the brain that can induce out-of-body experiences has been located" (Blanke, Ortigue, Landis, and Seeck, 2002, p.269) and the subtitle of the accompanying report on the journal's website read "stimulating brain region elicits illusion often attributed to the paranormal" (Pearson, 2002). We present arguments supporting the conclusion that the subtitle claims were not well-founded and that much research remains to be conducted to unravel the mystery of OBEs.

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Related Experiences NOS

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