Complementary Therapies to Reduce Levels of Stress, Anxiety and Depression

A Literature Review

Authors

  • Andri Yan Prima Zani Department of Public Health Raflesia College of Health Science, Author
  • Weni Widya Shari Department of Nursing Raflesia College of Health Science Author

Keywords:

EFT, prayer therapy, SEFT, stress, anxiety, depression

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases are the top cause of death in the world. The diseases that dominate are hypertension, heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Factors that trigger the emergence of non-communicable diseases include mental conditions or mental unhealth. Mental health has become a serious problem in this world. Some forms of mental illness experienced include stress, anxiety and depression. It is believed that complementary therapy can help overcome mental health problems. This research aims to conduct a literature review on complementary therapies, namely Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Prayer Therapy and Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) in correlation with stress, anxiety and depression. SEFT is a therapy that combines EFT therapy and prayer therapy Literature selected from Google Scholar and PubMed, for the period 2018 to 2023. The results of the study found that complementary therapies EFT, Prayer Therapy and SEFT can reduce levels of stress, anxiety and depression for some clients with certain cases.

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2024-06-27

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Complementary Therapies to Reduce Levels of Stress, Anxiety and Depression: A Literature Review. (2024). Ganesha International Proceeding of Multidisciplinary, 1(1). https://prosiding.stieganesha.ac.id/index.php/gipm/article/view/2