Deathbed phenomena

range of phenomena reported by dying people

Deathbed phenomena is many experiences seen by people who are dying. There are many examples of deathbed phenomena in both non-fiction and fictional literature.

In scientific literature, they have been called as death-related sensory experiences (DRSE).[1] Dying patients have reported to staff working in hospices they have experienced comforting visions.[2][3]

Modern scientists think that the deathbed phenomena and visions are hallucinations.[4][5][6]

References change

  1. Ethier, A (2005). "Death-related sensory experiences". Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 22 (2): 104–111. doi:10.1177/1043454204273735. PMID 15695352. S2CID 53763992.
  2. Brayne, S; Farnham, C; Fenwick, P (2006). "Deathbed phenomena and their effect on a palliative care team: a pilot study". American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 23 (1): 17–24. doi:10.1177/104990910602300104. PMID 16450659. S2CID 31182022.
  3. Lawrence, M; Repede, E (2013). "The incidence of deathbed communications and their impact on the dying process". American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. 30 (7): 632–639. doi:10.1177/1049909112467529. PMID 23236088. S2CID 21926304.
  4. Siegel, Ronald (1980). "The Psychology of Life after Death". American Psychologist. 35 (10): 911–931. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.35.10.911. PMID 7436117.
  5. Houran, J. & Lange, R. (1997). Hallucinations that comfort: contextual mediation of deathbed visions. Perceptual and Motor Skills 84: 1491-1504.
  6. Hines, Terence (2003). Pseudoscience and the Paranormal. Prometheus Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-1573929790