Comparison of psychedelic and near-death or other non-ordinary experiences in changing attitudes about death and dying.

ABSTRACT: Both psychedelic drug experiences and near-death experiences can occasion changes in perspectives on death and dying, but there have been few direct comparisons of these phenomena. This study directly compared psychedelic occasioned and non-drug experiences which altered individuals' beliefs about death. Individuals who reported an experience that altered their beliefs about death occasioned by either a psychedelic drug or a near-death or other non-ordinary experience completed an online survey. Circumstances of the experience, mystical and near-death subjective features, changes in attitudes about death, and other persisting effects were evaluated. The study sample (n = 3192) included five groups: non-drug near-death or other non-ordinary experiences (n = 933), and drug experiences occasi

SUBMITTER: Sweeney MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9401141 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature