Citation

Serdahely WJ. J. Near Death Stud. 1992; 11(1): 19-38.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, International Association for Near-Death Studies)

DOI

10.1007/BF01082735

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this paper I compare the phenomenology of near-death experiences to that of multiple personality disorder. The comparison reveals a number of similarities, including out-of-body experiences, the transcendental environment, encounter with the higher self, possible temporal lobe involvement, and antecedent child abuse. Rather than being disparate and unrelated experiences, I suggest that the near-death experience and multiple personality disorder may be variants of the same basic phenomenological pattern.