The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease May 1, 1997 DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199705000-00007 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 4 |
| Population | Patients presenting with near-death experience-related problems |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 92 |
| Key findings | The inclusion of a religious or spiritual problem category in the DSM-IV allows differentiation of NDEs from mental disorders and may promote research into better treatment strategies. |
Abstract
Near-death experiences (NDEs) often produce profound changes in attitudes and behavior that can lead to psychosocial and psychospiritual problems. The diagnostic label of religious or spiritual problem, included in DSM-IV under the category of other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention, was originally proposed to encompass NDEs and their aftereffects. Four cases are discussed in which patients presented with NDE-related problems, and differential diagnosis and current treatment strategies are reviewed. The inclusion of this new diagnostic category in the DSM-IV permits differentiation of NDEs and similar experiences from mental disorders and may lead to research into more effective treatment strategies.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Death Experiences in India Individuals in India who reported near-death experiences | 1986 | Case study | n = 16 |
| A prospectively studied near-death experience with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. A person who had a near-death experience | 2006 | Case report | n = 1 |
| Verified account of near-death experience in a physician who survived cardiac arrest. A 32-year-old female physician experiencing childbirth | 2020 | Case study | n = 1 |
| This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience. An individual who had a near-death experience during a coma caused by bacterial... | 2023 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Near-death experiences and dissociation: Two cases. Individuals reporting near-death experiences and out-of-body experiences, including... | 1993 | Case study |
Citations in the library
Cited by 39
- Incidence and correlates of near-death experiences in a cardiac care unit General Hospital Psychiatry July 1, 2003
- Dissociation in people who have near-death experiences: out of their bodies or out of their minds? The Lancet February 1, 2000
- Characteristics of Near-Death Experiences Memories as Compared to Real and Imagined Events Memories PLoS One March 27, 2013
- Consistency of near-death experience accounts over two decades: Are reports embellished over time? Resuscitation February 8, 2007
- Neurochemical models of near-death experiences: A large-scale study based on the semantic similarity of written reports. Consciousness and Cognition March 1, 2019
and 34 more in the library
Cites 7
- Attitude Change Following Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry August 1, 1980
- A typology of near-death experiences American Journal of Psychiatry August 1, 1985
- Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins Medical Hypotheses 1990
- Near-death experiences and personal values American Journal of Psychiatry May 1, 1983
- The Psychodynamics of Near-Death Experiences The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1983
and 2 more in the library