Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences (eBook, ePUB)

A Handbook for Clinicians
Redaktion: Jagadheesan, Karuppiah; Peake, Anthony; Perera, Mahendra

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

*Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2012 British Medical Association Book Awards*

A near-death experience (NDE) is a phenomenon whereby powerful physical and emotional sensations and visions are experienced by someone who is either close to death or has been declared clinically dead.

This is an accessible guide to the theory and evidence underlying the phenomenon of NDEs. With contributions from leading international experts in the field, it provides an overview of the research into NDEs, the nature of NDEs and how they have been experienced around the world, and the physiological, psychological and medical bases of the phenomenon. The book also discusses children's NDEs, NDEs from a religious perspective, the role of light in NDEs, the assessment and management of NDEs, and the future of research into the phenomenon.

This essential handbook will provide all those who may encounter someone who has had an NDE with the knowledge and understanding they need, including nurses, doctors, palliative care workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and pastoral workers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857003423
• Artikelnr.: 38236075

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Janice Holden
Editor
Journal of Near Death Studies and Chair
Department of Counseling and Higher Education
University of North Texas
USA. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Near-Death Experiences: An Overview and Early Studies. P.M.H. Atwater
investigative researcher and author. 2. A Critical Review of Epidemiological Studies of Near Death Experiences 2001-2010. Mahendra Perera
University of Melbourne
Australia and Rohan Jayasuriya
University of New South Wales
Australia. 3. Phenomenology of Near-Death Experiences. Karuppiah Jagadheesan and John Belanti
North West Area Mental Health Service
Victoria
Australia. 4. Dealing with Diversity: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Near-Death Experiences. Ornella Corrazza
University of Hertfordshire
UK and K.A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka. 5. Near-Death Experiences of Children. Cherie Sutherland
author
researcher
educator and sociologist. 6. Pathophysiological Aspects of Near-Death Experiences. Pim van Lommel
Hospital Rijnstate
Arnhem
The Netherlands. 7. Psychological Aspects of Near-Death Experiences. Satwant K. Pasricha
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bangalore
India. 8. Light and Near-Death Experiences. Anthony Peake
Giordano Bruno University. 9. Religious Significance of Near-Death Experiences. Paul Badham
University of Wales
UK.10. Assessment and Management of Near-Death Experiences. Peter Fenwick
Institute of Psychiatry
University of London
UK. 11. Prospecting in The Light: The Future of Near-Death Experiences Research. David J. Wilde
University of Manchester
UK and Craig D. Murray
University of Lancaster
UK. Conclusion. Appendices. The Contributors. Index.