Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:450-455
Copyright © 1982 by American Psychiatric Association
The out-of-body experience: a phenomenological typology based on questionnaire responses
SW Twemlow, GO Gabbard and FC Jones
The authors review the few surveys that have been made of the incidence of
out-of-body experiences. They then present data on 339 respondents to
questionnaires who reported having had out-of-body experiences and 81 who
had not. They analyze these data according to the conditions existing at
the time of the experience, phenomenological features, and the long- and
short-term impact of the experience. Finally, they raise questions about
the etiology of out-of-body phenomena and their meaning to individuals who
have such experiences.
