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Milena Nardini-Bubols1, Daniele Silva da Silva2, Andrea Dos Santos-Silva2
1Graduation Program of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul/PUCRS/BR, 6681, Ipiranga Avenue, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil. milenabubols@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Transpersonal approach in psychotherapy is a controversial field, and there is a lack in scientific information. A search of Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO and SciELO databases using: ["Altered states of consciousness" AND "Psychotherapy"] and ["Transpersonal" AND "Psychotherapy"] in December 2017 was conducted. From 629 articles found, 14 empirical studies were analyzed. Studies were conducted with adults, most of them women. The benefits were improvement in the treatment of substance use disorder; increased sensation of relaxation, relief of physical pain. Future studies should have rigorous experimental designs; define concepts clearly; detail the method used; present clear guidelines for the ethical boundaries.
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