@article{ref1,
title="Meaning making after a near-death experience: the relevance of intrapsychic and interpersonal dynamics",
journal="Death studies",
year="2017",
author="Bianco, Simone and Sambin, Marco and Palmieri, Arianna",
volume="41",
number="9",
pages="562-573",
abstract="This study aims to investigate the processes used by individuals to integrate a near-death experience (NDE), and to discuss the use of a meaning-making component to help people who have had such experiences. A psychotherapist interviewed six individuals who reported having had a NDE. Transcripts of the interviews were coded using an interpretative phenomenological analysis. We identified intrapsychic and interpersonal dynamics implicated in the individuals' meaning-making processes, and the problems encountered during their integration of the experience. Meaning-based approaches are a feasible theoretical framework for shedding light on the NDE and providing support for people who have lived through them.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2017.1310768",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1310768"
}