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Variations from the prototypic near-death experience: The "individually tailored" hypothesis.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 William J. Serdahely 9 citations

Study of firsthand accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs), which revealed a number of variations from the prototypic NDE description, including feeling judged during a life review, seeing a nondeceased friend in the tunnel, experiencing no pain upon returning to the physical body, and crossing a barrier before being sent back.

Disclosure habits after near-death experiences: Influences, obstacles, and listeners selection.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Regina Hoffman 18 citations

Article describing habits of disclosure regarding near-death experiences (NDEs). Major influences and obstacles to disclosure are discussed, as well as issues involved in listener selection. Finally, some comments about secrecy emphasize the importance of discerning between appropriate, nourishing choices of secrecy and choices of beneficial disclosure.

The impact of near-death experiences on persons who have not had them: A report of a preliminary study and two replications.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Kenneth Ring 13 citations

Three informal surveys of college students enrolled in a semester-long course on near-death experiences (NDEs) suggest that exposure to information about the NDE may bring about substantial changes in beliefs about NDEs, life after death, and God, as well as reduce fear of death and increase one's level of spirituality. These surveys and previous research point to the importance of conducting...

The physical basis of subtle bodies and near-death experiences.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Deno Kazanis 3 citations

Article discussing "dark matter," the discovery of which may provide the key to an age-old mystery concerning the nature of humanity. The author suggests that "dark matter" is the matter of mysticism, which constitutes the subtle bodies and was present before (and responsible for) the Big Bang that created visible matter.

Lucid dreams as one method of replicating components of the near-death experience in a laboratory setting.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Jonathan Green 9 citations

Article exploring a large phenomenological overlap among lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences, which suggests the possibility of developing a methodology of replicating components of the near-death experience using newly developed methods of inducing lucid dreams.

Disclosure needs and motives after a near-death experience.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 R. Hoffman

Article analyzing the communication processes used by 50 near-death experiencers and discussing their disclosure needs and motives, as well as influences and obstacles that affect disclosure habits. The findings suggest that disclosure needs evolve through stages after an experience, and reveal five distinct disclosure motives.

The near-death experience following multiple trauma

Critical Care Nurse April 1, 1994 5 citations

The NDE is a fascinating but not uncommon phenomenon that some trauma victims experience during physical crises or periods of apparent clinical death. When critical care trauma nurses are familiar with the characteristics of the experience, they are able to assist trauma victims to understand available information about NDEs. More important, critical care nurses are able to assist victims and...