OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
May 1, 1982
Kenneth Ring, Stephen Franklin
56 citations
Interviews with 36 people who had been close to death from a suicide attempt found that 17 (47%) reported near-death experiences similar to those described by Raymond Moody. These experiences were more common in men than women. While suicide-related near-death experiences did not differ from other near-death experiences overall, three distinct patterns emerged. The findings are discussed in relation to the concept of ego-death and their potential therapeutic implications.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
March 1, 1993
Bruce Greyson
49 citations
People who have had near-death experiences (NDEs) endorse more antisuicidal attitudes than those who came close to death without an NDE. The deeper the NDE, the more antisuicidal statements were endorsed. The attitudes most strongly linked to NDEs involve transpersonal or transcendental beliefs, suggesting that NDEs reduce suicide risk by fostering a sense of purpose in life.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
May 30, 2017
Débora González, Maria Carmo Carvalho, Jordi Cantillo et al.
43 citations
People who took ayahuasca reported lower levels of grief compared to those who attended peer-support groups, as measured by the Present Feelings Scale of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief. The ayahuasca group showed benefits in psychological and interpersonal dimensions. Qualitative responses described emotional release, biographical memories, and experiences of contact with the deceased. Some benefits were identified regarding the ayahuasca experiences. These results provide preliminary data about the potential of ayahuasca as a therapeutic tool for grief.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
June 1, 2000
Emily Williams Kelly, Bruce Greyson, Ian Stevenson
26 citations
Near-death experiences (NDEs) often convince those who have them that consciousness survives death, a conviction not shared by others. While any single NDE feature might be explained non-survivally, three features together suggest the possibility of survival: enhanced mental processes during serious physiological impairment, out-of-body experiences where the person views events from above, and awareness of remote events inaccessible to ordinary senses. The authors briefly report one case and describe two additional cases where the remote events apparently seen were verified by other people.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
February 1, 1980
William A. Richards, John C. Rhead, Stanislav Grof et al.
20 citations
A pilot project with thirty cancer patients experiencing psychological distress combined about twelve hours of conventional verbal psychotherapy over four weeks with a single intensive drug-assisted therapy session using dipropyltryptamine (DPT), a short-acting psychedelic. Analysis of psychological tests and independent ratings before and after the intervention suggests the total therapeutic approach enhances quality of life. The text discusses the relative merits of DPT compared to LSD and the need for a controlled study.
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
October 29, 2014
Inge B. Corless
5 citations
End-of-life experiences, such as near-death experiences (NDEs) and deathbed visions, include the phenomenon of deathbed escorts: visions of deceased loved ones who appear to guide the dying person through the transition from life. This article examines these experiences, drawing heavily on the foundational work of Robert and Beatrice Kastenbaum. Robert Kastenbaum, a pioneer in thanatology, extensively studied dying, death, and bereavement, and this frontier remains a subject of ongoing exploration.