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Near-death experiences and personal values.

B Greyson

    The American Journal of Psychiatry
    |May 1, 1983
    PubMed
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    Near-death experiences (NDEs) can change personal values, making material success less important. This shift may explain why NDE survivors report fewer suicidal thoughts.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Thanatology

    Background:

    • Near-death experiences (NDEs) are associated with profound psychological and spiritual changes.
    • Anecdotal evidence suggests NDEs may reduce suicidal ideation and alter core values.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of near-death experiences on value systems.
    • To explore the relationship between NDEs and the reduction of suicidal ideation.

    Main Methods:

    • A comparative study involving 89 near-death experience survivors and 175 control subjects.
    • Assessment of participants' value judgments concerning material and social success.

    Main Results:

    • Near-death experience survivors assigned significantly lower importance to values related to material and social success compared to controls.

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  • This devaluation of worldly success may be linked to a process termed 'decathexis' of personal failures.

    • Conclusions:

    • Near-death experiences appear to induce significant value transformations.
    • Decathexis of personal failures following an NDE might contribute to its reported suicide-inhibiting effects.