ECT: TNT or TLC? A near-death experience triggered by electroconvulsive therapy.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1996-14-3-p187-195 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | One individual with suicidal depression undergoing electroconvulsive therapy |
| Intervention | Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 10 |
| Key findings | The author reports that a person receiving ECT for suicidal depression had an experience indistinguishable from a near-death experience, with terrifying aspects counterbalanced by immediate and complete recovery from suicidal depression. The author further reports that the ECT was followed by a precognitive vision that materialized two years later. |
Abstract
Article reporting an experience in the course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) that was indistinguishable from a near-death experience (NDE). Aspects of the experience that had been terrifying for the individual were counterbalanced by her immediate and complete recovery from a suicidal depression. Beyond the transpersonal aspects of her NDE-like experience, the ECT triggered a precognitive vision that materialized two years later.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Death Experiences in India Individuals in India who reported near-death experiences | 1986 | Case study | n = 16 |
| The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention Patients presenting with near-death experience-related problems | 1997 | Case study | n = 4 |
| A prospectively studied near-death experience with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. A person who had a near-death experience | 2006 | Case report | n = 1 |
| Verified account of near-death experience in a physician who survived cardiac arrest. A 32-year-old female physician experiencing childbirth | 2020 | Case study | n = 1 |
| This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience. An individual who had a near-death experience during a coma caused by bacterial... | 2023 | Case study | n = 1 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Does paranormal perception occur in near-death experiences? Journal of Near-Death Studies 2007
- Neuro-functional modeling of near-death experiences in contexts of altered states of consciousness. Frontiers in Psychology 2022
- Gender and Trauma in the Near-Death Experience: An Epidemiological and Theoretical Analysis Journal of Near-Death Studies September 1, 1999