Publication Date: 2024/02/20
Abstract: Aim: Prolonged grief disorder (PGD), which is also known as persistent complex bereavement disorder, is a recently acknowledged mental health condition that affects 10% of adult bereaved individuals. Prolonged grief disorder is often overlooked, and there is a need for more comprehensive research and evaluation of prevention, early intervention, and treatment modalities and their suitable provision for individuals, families, or groups. Therefore, the goal of our narrative review is to evaluate the effectiveness of various treatments and homoeopathic medications for prolong grief condition. Method: To find clinical research publications, a thorough computerised literature search was performed. The Thieme-E-Journal of Homoeopathy, Wiley, Google Scholar, Medline, Research Gate, PubMed, Cochrane, and Science Direct were searched, and relevant publications were used for review. Only human subject' clinical studies were considered in this review. Experiments on animals and trials were not included. Complete research publications were found. Results: A preliminary search yielded 20 articles, with 15 relevant research articles remaining after removing the duplicate ones. A total of seven articles were selected for the narrative review, which included homoeopathy, Cognitive behavioural therapy, and music therapy. Conclusion: This review concluded that homoeopathic medicines and other alternative therapies are safe and effective for the cases of persistent complex bereavement disorder. To strengthen the evidence, more randomised placebo-controlled studies should be carried out.
Keywords: Grief, Bereavement, Homoeopathy, Complementary Therapies, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10682664
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