Characterization of near death experiences using text mining analyses: A preliminary study.

ABSTRACT: The notion that death represents a passing to an afterlife, where we are reunited with loved ones and live eternally in a utopian paradise, is common in the reports of people who have encountered a "Near-Death Experience" (NDE). NDEs are thoroughly portrayed by the media but empirical studies are rather recent. The definition of the phenomenon as well as the identification of NDE experiencers is still a matter of debate. To date, NDEs' identification and description in studies have mostly derived from answered items in questionnaires. However, questionnaires' content could be restricting and subject to personal interpretation. We believe that in addition to their use, user-independent statistical text examination of freely expressed NDEs narratives is of prior importance to help capture th

SUBMITTER: Charland-Verville V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992169 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature