Near-death experiences precipitated by suicide attempt: Lack of influence of psychopathology, religion, and expectations.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1991 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1991-9-3-p183-188. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 61 |
| Population | Consecutive suicide attempters |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Psychopathology Clinical psychology Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | The study reports on the occurrence and features of near-death experiences among suicide attempters. |
Abstract
Article studying near-death experiences in persons who would be expected to have a high rate of both psychopathology and coming close to death, by interviewing sixty-one consecutive suicide attempters.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts Individuals who had a near-death experience and wrote down their account | 2019 | Cross-sectional study | n = 123 |
| Reduced death threat in near-death experiencers Adults who had near-death experiences, came close to death without NDE, or never came... | 1992 | Cross-sectional study | n = 290 |
| Near-Death Experiences in a Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic Population Psychiatric outpatients | 2003 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 832 |
| Near-Death States Reported in a Sample of 50 Misusers Previous ketamine misusers who reported a ketamine-related near-death experience | 2010 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 50 |