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A comparative study of near-death experience and non-near-death experience outcomes in 56 survivors of clinical death.

Richard J. Bonenfant

Journal of Near-Death Studies 2004 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2004-22-3-p155-178. (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Observational cohort Peer reviewed
Population Survivors of clinical death, including those with and without near-death experiences
Topics Near-death experience
Citations 12
Key findings The study suggests that survivors of clinical death who had NDEs report different behavioral changes compared to those who did not, indicating potential psychological aftereffects of the experience.

Abstract

Article discussing the results of a study involving persons who experienced clinical death including both survivors who had near-death experiences (NDEs) and those who did not. Participants filled out questionnaires designed to identify changes in behavior following NDEs to compare the results between the two groups.

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

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