Volume 31 (2012-2013): Journal of Near-Death Studies

Volume 31-1 (Fall 2012)

• Editor’s Foreword (Janice Miner Holden, Ed.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p1-2.
• Does N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Adequately Explain Near-Death Experiences? (Michael Potts, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p3-23.
• Book Review: Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook for Clinicians, by Mahendra Perera, Karuppiah Jagadheesan, and Anthony Peak (Editors) (Reviewed by Ryan D. Foster, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p25-29.
• Book Review: Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness, by Chris Carter (Reviewed by Cliff Hamrick, M.S., M.A., LPC): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p30-33.
• Book Review: Beyond Goodbye: An Extraordinary True story of a Shared Death Experience, by Annie Cap (Reviewed by Marlise R. Lonn, M.S., LPC-S): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p34-40.
• Book Review: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander and To Heaven and Back: A Doctor’s Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story, by Mary Neal (Reviewed by Susan Varhely, Ph.D., LPC): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p41-55.
• Letter to the Editor: Near-Death Experiences Beyond the Scope of Science (Stephen D. Carter, DDS): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p57-58.
• Obituary: Harold A. Widdison: doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-1-p59-60.

Volume 31-2 (Winter 2012)

Special Issue: Inaugural Conference Papers of the American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences, Part I

• Guest Editor’s Foreword (Ryan A. Rominger, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-2-p61-63.
• After-math: Counting the Aftereffects of Potentially Spiritually Transformative Experiences (Janice Miner Holden, Ed.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-2-p65-78.
• The Role of Spiritually Transformative Experiences in Religious History and the Development of a Scale to Measure Them (Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-2-p79-97.
• The Challenges of Traveling a Psychospiritual Path in Today’s Postmodern Western World (Judith S. Miller, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-2-p98-110.
• An Ethnographic Study of Near-Death Experience Impact and Aftereffects and Their Cultural Implications (L. Suzanne Gordon, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2012-31-2-p111-129.

Volume 31-3 (Spring 2013)

Special Issue: Inaugural Conference Papers of the American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences, Part II

• Guest Editors’ Foreword (Ryan A. Rominger, Ph.D., and Janice Miner Holden, Ed.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-3-p131-133.
• Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences: Models, Methods, and Research (Ryan A. Rominger, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-3-p135-150.
• Adults’ Reports of the Role of Psychotherapy in Integrating Their Childhood Near-Death Experiences: A Preliminary Investigation (Jenny R. Moores, Ph.D., and Sue Ammen, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-3-p151-160.
• An Exploratory Study of Recalled Childhood Spiritually Transformative Experiences Among a Specialized Population (Jennifer Elam, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-3-p161-178.
• Brief Report: A Near-Death Experience with Veridical Perception Described by a Famous Heart Surgeon and Confirmed by his Assistant Surgeon (Titus Rivas, M.A., M.Sc., and Rudolf H. Smit): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-3-p179-186.

Volume 31-4 (Summer 2013)

• Editor’s Foreword (Janice Miner Holden, Ed.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p187-188.
• The Field of Near-Death Studies Through 2011: An Updated Analysis of the Scholarly Periodical Literature (Saharnaz Loseu, M.S., Janice Miner Holden, Ed.D., Lee Kinsey, M.S., and Rozan Christian, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p189-202.
• On the Term “Peak in Darien” Experience (Masayuki Ohkado, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p203-211.
• Brief Report: Induced After-Death Communications: An Update (Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D., Allan L. Botkin, Psy.D., Joseph G. Marrone, Ph.D., and Jenny Streit-Horn, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p213-220.
• Brief Report: Psychotherapeutic Outcomes Reported by Therapists Trained in Induced After-Death Communication (Allan L. Botkin, Psy.D., and Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p221-224.
• Book Review: The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear of Death, by Julia Assante (Reviewed by Cecile Brennan, Ph.D.): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p225-232.
• Letter to the Editor: Haunted Hotel: Who of the Two Was the Visitor? (JoseLuis Sandoval): doi:10.17514/JNDS-2013-31-4-p233-239.