Therapeutic potential of ayahuasca in grief: a prospective, observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Recent studies have assessed the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca for the treatment of depression with promising preliminary results.

Objectives

Here, we examine the course of grief over 1 year of follow-up in a bereaved sample that attended a center in Peru to participate in indigenous Shipibo ayahuasca ceremonies. We also explore the roles of experiential avoidance and decentering as mechanisms of change.

Methods

Bereaved participants who attended the ayahuasca center responded to an online survey that included the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief, Symptom Assessment-45, WHO Quality of Life-Bref, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, and Decentering. Baseline assessment was completed by 50 individuals (T0). Of these, 39 completed the post-assessment at 15

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature