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000075971 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s12671-018-0922-3
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000075971 100__ $$aVan Gordon, W.
000075971 245__ $$aMeditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences: a 3-Year Longitudinal Study
000075971 260__ $$c2018
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000075971 5203_ $$aNear-death experiences (NDEs) are life transformational events that are increasingly being subjected to empirical research. However, to date, no study has investigated the phenomenon of a meditation-induced near-death experience (MI-NDE) that is referred to in ancient Buddhist texts. Given that some advanced Buddhist meditators can induce NDEs at a pre-planned point in time, the MI-NDE may make NDEs more empirically accessible and thus advance understanding into the psychology of death-related processes. The present study recruited 12 advanced Buddhist meditators and compared the MI-NDE against two other meditation practices (i.e. that acted as control conditions) in the same participant group. Changes in the content and profundity of the MI-NDE were assessed longitudinally over a 3-year period. Findings demonstrated that compared to the control conditions, the MI-NDE prompted significantly greater pre-post increases in NDE profundity, mystical experiences and non-attachment. Furthermore, participants demonstrated significant increases in NDE profundity across the 3-year study period. Findings from an embedded qualitative analysis (using grounded theory) demonstrated that participants (i) were consciously aware of experiencing NDEs, (ii) retained volitional control over the content and duration of NDEs and (iii) elicited a rich array of non-worldly encounters and spiritual experiences. In addition to providing corroborating evidence in terms of the content of a “regular” (i.e. non-meditation-induced) NDE, novel NDE features identified in the present study indicate that there exist unexplored and/or poorly understood dimensions to NDEs. Furthermore, the study indicates that it would be feasible—including ethically feasible—for future research to recruit advanced meditators in order to assess real-time changes in neurological activity during NDEs.
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000075971 591__ $$aPSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL$$b29 / 130 = 0.223$$c2018$$dQ1$$eT1
000075971 591__ $$aPSYCHIATRY$$b43 / 142 = 0.303$$c2018$$dQ2$$eT1
000075971 592__ $$a1.2$$b2018
000075971 593__ $$aApplied Psychology$$c2018$$dQ1
000075971 593__ $$aDevelopmental and Educational Psychology$$c2018$$dQ1
000075971 593__ $$aSocial Psychology$$c2018$$dQ1
000075971 593__ $$aHealth (social science)$$c2018$$dQ1
000075971 593__ $$aExperimental and Cognitive Psychology$$c2018$$dQ1
000075971 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000075971 700__ $$aShonin, E.
000075971 700__ $$aDunn, T.J.
000075971 700__ $$aSheffield, D.
000075971 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3797-4218$$aGarcia-Campayo, J.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000075971 700__ $$aGriffiths, M.D.
000075971 7102_ $$11007$$2745$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Psiquiatría
000075971 773__ $$g9, 6 (2018), 1794-1806$$pMindfulness$$tMindfulness$$x1868-8527
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