Potential Use of Ayahuasca in Grief Therapy. González, D., Carvalho, M., Cantillo, J., Aixalá, M., & Farré, M. OMEGA - J. Death Dying, SAGE PublicationsSage CA: Los Angeles, CA, may, 2017.
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The 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 ayahuasc...
@article{Gonzalez2017,
abstract = {The 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 ayahuasc...},
author = {Gonz{\'{a}}lez, D{\'{e}}bora and Carvalho, Mar{\'{i}}a and Cantillo, Jordi and Aixal{\'{a}}, Marc and Farr{\'{e}}, Mag{\'{i}}},
doi = {10.1177/0030222817710879},
issn = {0030-2228},
journal = {OMEGA - J. Death Dying},
keywords = {CA,Fb,WP,ayahuasca,continuing bonds,grief,peer-support group,therapy},
mendeley-tags = {CA,Fb,WP},
month = {may},
pages = {003022281771087},
publisher = {SAGE PublicationsSage CA: Los Angeles, CA},
title = {{Potential Use of Ayahuasca in Grief Therapy}},
url = {http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0030222817710879},
year = {2017}
}

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