Twemlow S W, Gabbard G O, Jones F C
Am J Psychiatry. 1982 Apr;139(4):450-5. doi: 10.1176/ajp.139.4.450.
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.
作者回顾了为数不多的关于体外经历发生率的调查。然后，他们展示了针对339名报告有过体外经历的问卷受访者以及81名没有此类经历的受访者的数据。他们根据经历发生时的现有状况、现象学特征以及该经历的长期和短期影响对这些数据进行分析。最后，他们对体外现象的病因及其对有此类经历的个人的意义提出了疑问。
