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The impact of a near-death experience on family relationships

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This study explores the influence that a near-death experience (NDE) had on the family relationships of eleven NDErs, based on in-depth interviews. I detail the changes in relationships with extensive quotes providing data on family interactions. Analysis of the adjustments of NDErs within their family relationships reveals that while some families cope well and are positively influenced by an NDE, others may encounter difficulty and cease to function as they previously did. The transformation that NDErs themselves undergo, as well as the attitudes of others toward the NDE and the NDEr, are instrumental in altering NDErs' family relationships.

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  1. University of Michigan, Michigan, USA

    Mori Insinger

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This paper was excerpted and adapted from his seniors honors thesis.

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Insinger, M. The impact of a near-death experience on family relationships. J Near-Death Stud 9, 141–181 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074179

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