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The Elias project: Using the near-death experience potential in therapy

Phil Winkler

Journal of Near-Death Studies 2003 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2003-22-2-p79-82. (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Near-death experience
Citations 6
Key points Argues that near-death experiences, along with related research, constitute a modern guide to death and dying that is therapeutically useful and applicable.

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Article describing the therapeutic usefulness of near-death experiences (NDEs). The fundamental hypothesis is that reports of NDEs together with relevant research can be understood to be a modern book of death and dying, one that is not only useful but also applicable to therapeutic purposes.

Comparable studies

Other theoretical and historical papers on near-death experience, most cited first.

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Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times 1987 Historical analysis
Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins 1990 Theoretical or philosophical paper
Implications of near-death experiences for a postmaterialist psychology. 2010 Theoretical or philosophical paper
Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness 2020 Theoretical or philosophical paper
Near-death experiences between science and prejudice 2012 Theoretical or philosophical paper

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