Post-Death Encounters
Grieving, Mourning, and Healing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadine Nowatzki (University of Manitoba, corresponding author), Nadine R Nowatzki (University of Manitoba), Ruth Grant Kalischuk (University of Lethbridge) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-111 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/om.59.2.a |
| PMID | 19697714 |
| OpenAlex | W1968184009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 35 |
Historical accounts and previous research have shown that bereaved individuals often report seeing, hearing, or feeling the presence of the deceased. We examined such encounters in the context of the grieving, mourning, and healing processes. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 23 individuals who reported a post-death encounter following the death of a loved one. Phenomenological analysis showed that participants went through an interpretive process in which they attempted to make sense of their experiences. The encounters profoundly affected the participants' beliefs in an afterlife and attitudes toward life and death, and had a significant impact on their grief. Finally, post-death encounters had a healing effect on the participants by contributing to a sense of connectedness with the deceased. We conclude that health care professionals and counselors should be educated about post-death encounters so that the bereaved can share their experiences in a supportive and understanding atmosphere
Afterlife · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Disenfranchised grief · Feeling · Grief · Health care · Health professionals · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social connectedness · Sociology · Thanatology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
Spiritual care and stories of continued presence
Bereavement related perceptions and transformation
Diaspora
Following the metaphor
Sensing the presence of the deceased
Enduring Relationships
The impact of after-death communications on grief and meaning-making among the bereaved
Life after him was just hell”
A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis
Perceptions of internal and external continuing bonds in bereaved individuals with and without prolonged grief disorder
Older Widowers and Postdeath Encounters
Consequences of Unexplained Experiences in the Context of Bereavement – Qualitative Analysis
The Possible Effects on Bereavement of Assisted After-Death Communication during Readings with Psychic Mediums
Virtual Mourning
The role of spirituality and religion for those bereaved due to a traumatic death
A qualitative exploration of sensing the presence of the deceased following bereavement
Deuil et prosopopée en Nouvelle-Calédonie
The Role of Continuing Bonds in Coping With Grief
Very Present and Very Real
How do People Use Social Media to Maintain Continuing Bonds in Bereavement? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Exploring an Extended Conception of Grief
Examination of children’s grief experiences through storytelling-based systemic intervention
Reframing death
After-Death Communication
The First Year of Bereavement †
The myths of coping with loss.
The Hallucinations of Widowhood
The presence of the dead
Searching for the Meaning of Meaning
Dead Men Talking
Quoth the Raven
Psychomanteum Research
Near-Death Experiences and Antisuicidal Attitudes
Survey of Claimed Encounters with the Dead
Extraordinary Experiences of the Bereaved and Adaptive Outcomes of Grief
Invited Essay
Personality Constructs and Perceived Presence of Deceased Loved Ones
Parental bereavement
Altered Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors Following Near-Death Experiences
Grief
Mourning and Meaning
Idionecrophanies
Phenomenological Reality and Post-Death Contact
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |