Post-bereavement hallucinatory experiences: A critical overview of population and clinical studies
Anna Castelnovo, Simone Cavallotti, et al. · 2015 · Journal of Affective Disorders, 186, 266-274
This source is used as challenges evidence across 1 linked claim and 3 related evidence hubs. Its citation record is marked verified; that verifies the source trail, not the truth of any linked claim.
Summary
Critical overview of population and clinical studies on sensory experiences of the deceased after bereavement, emphasizing frequency, normality, and diagnostic boundaries.
How this source is used on the map
Important for apparition and ADC pages because it shows how common bereavement-related perceptions can be without requiring a paranormal interpretation.
Citation record
- Authors
- Anna Castelnovo, Simone Cavallotti, et al.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- Journal of Affective Disorders, 186, 266-274
- Source type
- Review
- Map role
- challenges
- Credibility level
- primary
- Citation status
- Verified
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jad.2015.07.032
- PubMed
- Recorded
- Not recorded
Linked claims
Related evidence hubs
Related sources
Major reference for the sceptical / cognitive-explanation side of psi-style claims.
Important for apparition claims because it explains many encounter reports through normal bereavement experience without dismissing their emotional reality.
Covers both the anomalistic-psychology framing and the survival-research framing, making it useful context for separating experiences from spirit interpretations.