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Potential use of ayahuasca in grief therapy

dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Débora
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Maria
dc.contributor.authorCantillo, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorAixalá, Marc
dc.contributor.authorFarré, Magí
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-15T17:57:34Z
dc.date.available2018-10-15T17:57:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe death of a loved one is ultimately a universal experience. However, conventional interventions employed for people suffering with uncomplicated grief have gathered little empirical support. The present study aimed to explore the potential effects of ayahuasca on grief. We compared 30 people who had taken ayahuasca with 30 people who had attended peer-support groups, measuring level of grief and experiential avoidance. We also examined themes in participant responses to an open-ended question regarding their experiences with ayahuasca. The ayahuasca group presented a lower level of grief in the Present Feelings Scale of Texas Revised Inventory of Grief, showing benefits in some psychological and interpersonal dimensions. Qualitative responses described experiences of emotional release, biographical memories, and experiences of contact with the deceased. Additionally, some benefits were identified regarding the ayahuasca experiences. These results provide preliminary data about the potential of ayahuasca as a therapeutic tool in treatments for grief.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGonzález, D., Carvalho, M., Cantillo, J., Aixalá, M., Farré, M. (2019). Potential Use of Ayahuasca in Grief Therapy. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dyingpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0030222817710879pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85068565401
dc.identifier.eissn1541-3764
dc.identifier.issn0030-2228
dc.identifier.pmid28556759
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25776
dc.identifier.wos000485267100002
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationspt_PT
dc.subjectGriefpt_PT
dc.subjectAyahuascapt_PT
dc.subjectPer-support grouppt_PT
dc.subjectTherapypt_PT
dc.subjectContinuing bondspt_PT
dc.titlePotential use of ayahuasca in grief therapypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage285
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage260
oaire.citation.titleOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dyingpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume79
person.familyNameCarvalho
person.givenNameMaria Carmo
person.identifier.ciencia-id1917-0E54-F417
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5276-1547
person.identifier.scopus-author-id57226876375
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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