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The scientific literature rarely discusses total unconsciousness, but this valuable book recounts 100 hospital patients' lived experiences of being unconscious.,. .Lawrence does a commendable job of summarizing explanatory mechanisms from studies in sensory deprivation, personality theory, pharmacology, biophysiology, and parapsychology....[T]here is much welcome information here. -Choice

The scientific literature rarely discusses total unconsciousness, but this valuable book recounts 100 hospital patients' lived experiences of being unconscious.,. .Lawrence does a commendable job of summarizing explanatory mechanisms from studies in sensory deprivation, personality theory, pharmacology, biophysiology, and parapsychology....[T]here is much welcome information here. -Choice ?The scientific literature rarely discusses total unconsciousness, but this valuable book recounts 100 hospital patients' lived experiences of being unconscious.,. .Lawrence does a commendable job of summarizing explanatory mechanisms from studies in sensory deprivation, personality theory, pharmacology, biophysiology, and parapsychology....[T]here is much welcome information here.?-Choice ?This well-written book actively engages the reader. Over 100 references that exemplify cutting-edge information about unconscious phenomena are provided at the end of the text. This book is essential reading for clinicians and studnets caring for unconscious patients and for researchers studying consciousness or paranormal phenomena. Lawerence raises serious questions for considering paradigmatic shifts in the epistemology and ontology of the essence of humanness that nurses most certainly must contemplate.?-Nursing Leadership Forum ?Well written and well referenced, both descriptively and scientifically, and presents a good blend of qualitative experiential data that is scientifically framed with existing paradigms. The author provides valuable insights of tremendous importance for clinicians and researchers and poses a number of research questions to be answered.?-Sigma Theta Tau International Online Journal (5 Star review) Well written and well referenced, both descriptively and scientifically, and presents a good blend of qualitative experiential data that is scientifically framed with existing paradigms. The author provides valuable insights of tremendous importance for clinicians and researchers and poses a number of research questions to be answered. -Sigma Theta Tau International Online Journal (5 Star review) This well-written book actively engages the reader. Over 100 references that exemplify cutting-edge information about unconscious phenomena are provided at the end of the text. This book is essential reading for clinicians and studnets caring for unconscious patients and for researchers studying consciousness or paranormal phenomena. Lawerence raises serious questions for considering paradigmatic shifts in the epistemology and ontology of the essence of humanness that nurses most certainly must contemplate. -Nursing Leadership Forum

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MADELAINE LAWRENCE is Assistant Professor, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut.

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