Scholarly Journal Articles on IADC​

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1. Holden, J. M., St-Germain-Sehr, N. R., Reyes, A., Loseu, S., Schmit, M. K., Laird, A., Weintraub, L, St Germain-Sehr, A., Price, E., Blalock, S., Bevly, C., Lankford, C., & Mandalise, J. (In press, 2021).

Effect of induced after-death communication on grief. Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement. *

Abstract: Using a true experimental pre/posttest research design, we compared the effects on grief symptoms of two approaches to grief counseling: traditional grief counseling (TGC) and Induced After-Death Communication (IADC). Participants were 41 bereaved adult volunteers: predominantly female, older, and white. Participants completed a pretest and 90-minute counseling session, then one week later a 90-minute session with the same counselor and modality and a posttest. On the six Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist subscales, IADC clients improved significantly more overall with a large effect. Follow-up ANCOVAs and ANCOVA of the continuing presence subscale of the Ongoing Attachment Inventory revealed IADC clients improved significantly more on one and nonsignificantly on six subscales, with two medium, four small, and one no effect. Results suggest that IADC may be an effective treatment for both complicated and uncomplicated grief. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed. 

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2. St. Germain-Sehr, N. R. & Maxey, G. A. (In press, 2021). Case studies in Induced After-Death Communication (IADC). Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement. *

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Abstract: There is growing evidence that continuing bonds with a deceased loved one result in more adaptive responses to grief. After-death communication (ADC), a naturally-occurring phenomenon in which a living person experiences a connection to a deceased person or animal, has been shown to have beneficial impacts on those who are grieving. A process known as Induced After-Death Communication (IADC) can facilitate a receptive state in which after-death communication is likely to occur. This manuscript describes the use of IADC with two grieving clients, the impact of their experiences on continuing bonds with their deceased loved ones, and the healing effects on their grief.

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*  NOTE: Since the above articles are "in press" (not yet published), at this time we are prohibited from reprinting excerpts from the study featured in Life With Ghosts.  We can, however, disclose that the improvements subjects reported after IADC therapy — as compared to those in the control group who received only traditional talk therapy — were statistically significant.  And in regards to healthcare practitioners who pathologize those who report experiences of postmortem contact with their deceased, note that in the nine studies conducted between 1958 and 1998, at least 47% and as many as 90% of widows and widowers reported one or more after-death communications (Streit-Horn, 2011).

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News Articles

Prolonged Grief Disorder Recognized as Official Diagnosis. Here’s What to Know About Chronic Mourning  by Jelena Kecmanovic, The Washington Post, Oct 21, 2021

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Columbia University to Study the Neuroanatomy of Psychic Abilities  by the Institute of Noetic Sciences

Jun 30, 2021

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They Lost Their Loved Ones to Covid. Then They Heard From Them Again   by John Blake, CNN 

Jun 20, 2021

Miscellaneous

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After-Death Communication Fact Sheet by Jenny Streit-Horn, Ph.D., LPC-S at the 

University of North Texas

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After-Death Communication Facts/Figures compiled by Michele T. Knight, Ph.D

University of Sydney

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Spontaneous After-Death Communication (ADC) Power Point Presentation by Janice Miner Holden, Ed.D., LPC-S, ACMHP, Professor Emerita of Counseling, University of North Texas and​

Noelle St.Germain-Sehr, Ph.D., LPC-S, ACMHP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Counseling, William & Mary

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Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased  Scientific American, 2008 by Vaughan Bell

After a loved one dies, most people see ghosts.

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