The epidemiology and differential diagnosis of near-death experience.

Bates, Brian; Stanley, Ben

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1985.tb02704.x

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“…NDEs have been reported in hospitalized patients who were near clinical death, in accident victims, and in suicide attempters (Bates and Stan ley, 1985;Greyson, 1983aGreyson, , 1983bNoyes, 1980). Twenty-two percent of hospitalized patients who were known to be near death have reported NDEs (Bates and Stanley, 1985). Greyson (1983a) described NDEs as comprising four components cognitive, affective, paranormal, and transcendental-and reported (1985) that the nature of the near-death event may influence the type of NDE described.…”

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Near-death experiences in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Schoenbeck

Hocutt

1991

J Near-Death Stud

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ABSTRACT:The purposes of this two-phase descriptive study were to docu ment the frequency of near-death experiences (NDEs) in a nonprobability convenience sample of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to describe the types of NDE experienced most commonly during CPR, and to describe patients' views of helpful nursing responses to reports of NDEs. In Phase I a nurse read to subjects Greyson's (1983a) NDE scale. In Phase II,we used an open-ended interview designed to elicit patients' perception of helpful nursing responses to NDE reports. Results have implications for broad ening the groups of persons offering patients an opportunity to discuss NDEs after CPR.The quality of health care is not measured solely by the number of human beings who survive. Rather, it is measured by the number of patients who live on, for however long, with a sense of dignity, well being, and worth. In the 1990s we are faced with the fixed variables of Ms.

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Near-death experiences in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Schoenbeck

Hocutt

1991

J Near-Death Stud

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“…For instance, the response to a near-death experience (Bates & Stanley, 1985) influences whether it becomes an integrated stimulus for personal growth or repressed as a sign of mental instability (Roberts & Owen, 1988;Greyson, 2000). Psychotic episodes, which are often intense, terrifying and associated with deteriorating function, must be distinguished from religious experiences and beliefs (Henderson, 1982;Isaacs, 1985;Prins, 1992;American Psychiatric Association, 1994;Turner et al, 1995;Kelley et al, 1997).…”

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Spirituality and health: Reflections upon clinical experience and the development of theory about whole person health care from a Lonergan perspective

Sawa

2004

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“…However, NDEs differ from autoscopy in that the observing self or point of perception is experienced as outside the physical body, from which perspective the subject sees his or her own inactive physical body rather than an active apparitional "double" (Gabbard and Twemlow, 1984). NDEs also have superficial similarities to psychoactive substance-induced hallucinations, but are more complex than the mental imagery induced by drugs, and more often endowed with personal meaning (Bates and Stanley, 1985), and often occur in the absence of psychoactive substances. Although schizotypal personality disorder can include cognitive and perceptual distortions, it is a pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits that is not seen in NDErs (Gabbard and Twemlow, 1984;Irwin, 1985;Locke and Shontz, 1983).…”

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Experiências de quase-morte: implicações clínicas

Greyson

2007

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Background: When some people come close to death, they report a profound experience of transcending the physical world that often leads to spiritual transformation. These "near-death experiences" (NDEs) are relevant to clinicians because they lead to changes in beliefs, attitudes, and values; they may be mistaken for psychopathological states, although producing different sequelae requiring different therapeutic approaches; and because they may enhance our understanding of consciousness. Objectives: This literature review examined the evidences regarding explanations proposed to explain NDEs, including expectation, birth memories, altered blood gases, toxic or metabolic hallucinations, and neurochemical and neuroanatomical models. Methods: The literature on NDEs of the past 30 years was examined comprehensively, including medical, nursing, psychological, and sociological databases. Results: NDEs typically produce positive changes in attitudes, beliefs, and values, but may also lead to interpersonal and intrapsychic problems. These problems have been compared to various mental disorders, but are distinguishable from them. Various therapeutic strategies have been proposed to help experiencers with problematic aftereffects, but have not been tested yet. Conclusions: The mystical consciousness and higher mental activity during NDEs, when the brain is severely impaired, challenge current models of brain/mind interaction and may occasionally lead to more complete models for the understanding of consciousness.

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The epidemiology and differential diagnosis of near-death experience.

Cited by 29 publications

References 8 publications

Near-death experiences in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Near-death experiences in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Spirituality and health: Reflections upon clinical experience and the development of theory about whole person health care from a Lonergan perspective

Experiências de quase-morte: implicações clínicas

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