title: Distressing Visions at the End of Life: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: There is a growing body of literature documenting dreams, visions, and other trans-personal communications that occur as part of the dying process, often called end-of-life dreams and visions (ELDVs) or deathbed communications (DBCs). This paper describes a unique case involving distressing visions at the end of life, provides a review of existing literature around ELDVs, and will provide a framework within which to approach the patient experiencing distressing ELDVs.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Yael R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Shinar
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, USA adamarks@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004325:Dreams / Q000523:psychology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions / Q000523:psychology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: dreams; end of life; hospice; visions