Posttraumatic stress symptoms following near-death experiences.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 2001 DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.71.3.368 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Persons who report near-death experiences and those who came close to death without NDEs |
| Topics | Near-death experience PTSD |
| Citations | 71 |
| Key findings | People with NDEs report more intrusive PTSD symptoms than those without NDEs, but not more avoidance symptoms, and the positive affect of NDEs may mitigate later PTSD symptoms. |
Abstract
Persons who report "near-death experiences" (NDEs) acknowledge more intrusive symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than those who came close to death without NDEs, but not more avoidance symptoms, suggesting a nonspecific stress response. Although dissociation generally increases vulnerability to PTSD, the positive affect that distinguishes NDEs from other dissociative experiences may mitigate subsequent PTSD symptoms.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective study in the Netherlands Cardiac patients successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest in ten Dutch hospitals | 2001 | Prospective cohort study | n = 344 |
| Incidence and correlates of near-death experiences in a cardiac care unit Cardiac inpatients at a tertiary care center | 2003 | Observational cohort | n = 1,595 |
| Features of "near-death experience" in relation to whether or not patients were near death Patients who believed they were near death during an illness or after an injury and... | 1990 | Observational cohort | n = 58 |
| The phenomenology of near-death experiences Subjects who reported near-death experiences | 1980 | Retrospective study | n = 78 |
| Near-Death Experiences and the Temporal Lobe Individuals who reported having had a near-death experience during a life-threatening... | 2004 | Observational cohort |
Citations in the library
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Cites 8
- The Near-Death Experience Scale The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1983
- Attitude Change Following Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry August 1, 1980
- Dissociation in people who have near-death experiences: out of their bodies or out of their minds? The Lancet February 1, 2000
- The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease May 1, 1997
- The Psychodynamics of Near-Death Experiences The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1983
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