Do “Near Death Experiences” Occur Only Near Death?
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1981 Glen O. Gabbard, Stuart W. Twemlow, Fowler C. Jones 72 citations
Near-death experiences are reported more often, but whether their features are unique to near-death situations is unclear. This investigation compared near-death experiences with other out-of-body experiences and found no characteristics exclusive to near-death situations. However, statistical analysis suggests several distinguishing features that differentiate near-death experiences from other out-of-body experiences.