The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Psychoanalysis |
| Citations | 71 |
| Key findings | Near-death experiences are more frequently reported with advancing resuscitation techniques and include unexplained knowledge, but great controversy remains over their causes. |
Abstract
A team of international experts presents the history, recent developments, and controversies in the intriguing study of near-death experience. Experts from around the world share the history and current state of near-death experience (NDE) knowledge. They explore controversies in the field, offer stories from their research, and express their hopes for the future of investigation into this fascinating phenomenon. As modern medical techniques for resuscitation advance, NDEs are more frequently reported. These include more than the popular notions of moving through a tunnel or seeing a light. They also include people, once revived, knowing things their knowledge of which can’t currently be explained. As The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation makes clear, great controversy exists in the medical and psychological fields concerning NDEs. Are they caused by physiological changes in the brain, or are they biological reactions to oxygen loss or impending death? Are they a product of changing states of consciousness? Or are they caused by something else altogether? All of these ideas and more are discussed in this unique and comprehensive volume.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distressing Near-Death Experiences | 1992 | Review | |
| Attitude Change Following Near-Death Experiences Individuals who have had near-death experiences | 1980 | Review | n = 21 |
| Near-death experiences. | 2004 | Review | |
| Near-death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors | 2005 | Review | |
| Phenomenology of Near-death Experiences: A Cross-cultural Perspective | 2008 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 25
- A landscape of consciousness: Toward a taxonomy of explanations and implications. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology August 1, 2024
- Near-death experiences between science and prejudice Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2012
- Seeing Dead People Not Known to Have Died: “Peak in Darien” Experiences Anthropology & Humanism November 21, 2010
- Defining Transformative Experiences: A Conceptual Analysis Frontiers in Psychology June 24, 2022
- Congruence Between Near-Death and Mystical Experience International Journal for the Psychology of Religion October 1, 2013
and 20 more in the library