国际濒死研究协会

国际濒死研究协会(英语:International Association for Near-Death Studies,缩写为IANDS)是一个总部位于美国北卡罗来纳州达勒姆非营利组织,致力于濒死研究[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]。该协会成立于1981年,旨在研究并提供关于濒死体验现象的信息。如今,它已发展成为一个国际性组织,包括一个由50多个地方兴趣小组组成的网络,在全球约有1200名会员。在美国主要城市建立了地方分会和支持小组[1][2][5][8][9][10][11][12]。该协会还支持和协助濒死体验者及其亲属。在该协会的一份出版物中,明确了该协会的愿景,即通过研究、教育和支持来建立对濒死体验和类似濒死体验的全球理解[1]

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