Do Suicide Survivors Report Near-Death Experiences?
Kenneth Ring, Stephen Franklin
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying May 1, 1982 DOI: 10.2190/47xb-egmr-9wkp-h3bx (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 36 |
| Population | Persons who had been close to death as a result of a suicide attempt |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Cause of death Suicide prevention Clinical psychology Poison control Medical emergency Disease |
| Citations | 56 |
| Key findings | Seventeen of 36 persons (47%) who had been close to death from a suicide attempt reported Moody-type near-death experiences, which were more common for men than women. |
Abstract
Interviews with thirty-six persons who had been close to death as a result of a suicide attempt were conducted to determine whether such persons report Moody-type near-death experiences. Seventeen persons, or 47 per cent of the sample, related such experiences which were more common for men than women (p <.05). Although suicide-related near-death experiences do not appear different from near-death experiences in general, three distinct patterns were found here. The findings are discussed with reference to the concept of ego-death and their therapeutic implications are explored.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative thematic analysis of the phenomenology of near-death experiences Cardiac arrest survivors | 2018 | Qualitative study | n = 34 |
| The evolving self: finding meaning in near-death experiences using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Female participants who had near-death experiences | 2008 | Qualitative study | n = 3 |
| Investigation of the phenomenology, physiology and impact of spiritually transformative experiences - kundalini awakening. Persons having a spiritually transformative experience (e.g., spontaneous energetic... | 2021 | Qualitative study | |
| Near-death experiences and religion: A further investigation Near-death experiencers | 1984 | Qualitative study | n = 40 |
| Near-death experiences in Thailand. Thai individuals reporting near-death experiences | 2001 | Qualitative study |
Citations in the library
Cited by 20
- The Near-death Experience The British Journal of Psychiatry November 1, 1988
- Altered Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors Following Near-Death Experiences Journal of Humanistic Psychology July 1, 1998
- A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts Memory June 12, 2019
- Near-Death Experience: Out-of-Body and Out-of-Brain? Review of General Psychology March 1, 2011
- Near-Death Experiences Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine February 1, 1996
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