Scientific Reports
September 1, 2025
Oscar Soto-Angona, Óscar Andión, Pablo Sabucedo et al.
3 citations
Preliminary evidence suggests that ayahuasca may alleviate severe grief symptoms. This three-arm, sequentially allocated, open-label study examines the therapeutic changes associated with ayahuasca-assisted meaning reconstruction therapy (A-MR) compared to meaning reconstruction therapy alone (MR) and a no-treatment control (NT). A total of 84 adults experiencing severe grief within 12 months...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2025
Pablo Sabucedo, Óscar Andión, Robert A Neimeyer et al.
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1 IntroductionGrieving the death of a loved one is a nearly universal experience, and one which may be experienced multiple times over the course of a lifetime. Recent studies have shown that, for each death, approximately nine relatives are directly affected (1). The loss of a first-degree family member significantly increases the risk of mortality, disease, and suicide for the mourner (2–6)....
Mortality
December 5, 2024
Pablo Sabucedo, Chris Evans, Donald W. Nicholson et al.
1 citation
This paper focuses on a single case of ayahuasca-assisted grief therapy for the prevention of complicated grief, conducted within a clinical trial. The participant, a woman in her thirties who lost her father to cancer, completed a 9-session process of Meaning Reconstruction Therapy (MRT) organised around two ayahuasca sessions. Following each psychedelic experience, she also completed a...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2024
Pablo Sabucedo, Óscar Andión, Robert A Neimeyer et al.
4 citations
Psychotherapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), a condition characterized by an intense and persistent grief response, has received increased attention over the past decades. Evidence-based approaches to prevent PGD are currently scarce, and not always effective. This paper introduces a protocol for a clinical trial exploring the effectiveness of a Meaning Reconstruction psychotherapy...