Publications (Prayer)

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Empirical Explorations of Prayer, Distant Healing, and Remote Mental Influence Empirical Explorations of Prayer, Distant Healing, and Remote Mental Influence: Article by William Braud (Institut for Transpersonal Psychology), originally in: Journal of Religion and Psychical Research. [PDF] (Publications) http://www.integral-inquiry.com/docs/649/empirical.pdf Secular Versus Christian Inpatient Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Programs Secular Versus Christian Inpatient Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Programs: Impact on depression and spiritual well-being by RS Hawkins et al. Journal of Psychology and Theology. (Publications) http://www.fuller.edu/sop/integration/Publications/tanhawkins.pdf Is Prayer Clinically Effective? Is Prayer Clinically Effective?: Article by David G Myers on the psychology of prayer, originally presented in: Reformed Review. (Publications) http://www.davidmyers.org/religion/prayer.html Prayer as Medicine: debunked Prayer as Medicine: debunked: Extract of a weblog (Gene Expression) run by opinionated scientists focusing at the publication bias or shift in conclusions in different publications. (Publications) http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/001283.html Free Inquiry: Can Science Prove that Prayer Works? Free Inquiry: Can Science Prove that Prayer Works?: Skeptical article by anthropologist and biblical scholar Hector Avalos. Council for Secular Humanism quarterly magazine. (Publications) http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/avalos_17_3.html Prayer, Faith, and Health Prayer, Faith, and Health: David G Myers' commentary on the background of the Harvard Prayer Experiment. Originally: in Reformed Review. (Publications) http://www.davidmyers.org/religion/faith.html Intercessory Prayer and Cardiovascular Disease Progression Intercessory Prayer and Cardiovascular Disease Progression: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer M Aviles et al. Mayo Clin Proc. (Publications) http://www.mayo.edu/proceedings/2001/dec/7612a1.pdf The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Article advocating the unbiased use of scientific proven forms of medicine respecting patient's demand by E. Ernst. British Medical Journal (Publications) http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7269/1133 Religious Involvement and Mortality: Religious Involvement and Mortality:: A Meta-Analytic Review by Michael E McCullough et al. Health Psychology. (Publications) http://www.apa.org/journals/hea/hea193211.html The Efficacy of "Distant Healing" The Efficacy of "Distant Healing": A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials by John Astin et al. Annals of Internal Medicine. (Publications) http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132/11/903 Effects of Remote, Retroactive Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients With Bloodstream Infection Effects of Remote, Retroactive Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients With Bloodstream Infection: Randomised controlled trial by Leonard Leibovici. Extensive discussion. British Medical Journal. (Publications) http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/323/7327/1450 Mind-Body Medicine Mind-Body Medicine: Article by John A Astin et al. on the state of the Science and implications for practice. Extensive bibliography. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. (Publications) http://www.jabfp.org/cgi/content/full/16/2/131 Religious Commitment and Health Status Religious Commitment and Health Status: A Review of the Research and Implications for Family Medicine by Dale A Matthews et al. Archives of Family Medicine. (Publications) http://archfami.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/118 The Prayer Experiment The Prayer Experiment: Essay by Russel Stannard reviewing philosophical and methodological considerations for experimentation into prayer. Second Opinion magazine. (Publications) http://www.parkridgecenter.org/Page177.html Should Physicians Prescribe Religious Activities? Should Physicians Prescribe Religious Activities?: Critical editorial by Richard P Sloan et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. [PDF] (Publications) http://courses.washington.edu/mhe518/Articles/soundingboard.pdf Distant Intercessory Prayer Distant Intercessory Prayer: Study on the effects for improved task performance in an employment setting by Lynn Munson and Douglas Degelman. Vanguard University of Southern California. [PDF] (Publications) http://www.vanguard.edu/psychology/prayer.pdf Effects of Intercessory Prayer on Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects of Intercessory Prayer on Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Trial by Dale A Matthews, Sally Marlowe, and Francis MacNutt. Southern Medical Journal. [PDF] (Publications) http://www.sma.org/smj2000/decsmj00/matthews.pdf Faith and Healing Faith and Healing: Article by Linda Gundersen with basic considerations. Annals of Internal Medicine. (Publications) http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132/2/169 Rosary Prayer and Yoga Mantras Rosary Prayer and Yoga Mantras: A comparative study by Luciano Bernardi et al. shows the similar effects of both forms of religious practice on cardiovascular rhythms. British Medical Journal. (Publications) http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/323/7327/1446 Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population: The classical trial by Randolph C Byrd, which initiated the research in the field. Originally: Southern Medical Journal.[DOC] (Publications) http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/smj.doc The Physical Basis of Intentional Healing Systems The Physical Basis of Intentional Healing Systems: Experimental healing research is presented in the context of a survey of laboratory and field studies of anomalous interactions of mind and machine by Roger D Nelson. Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research [PDF]. (Publications) http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/phys.heal.pdf Prayer and Medical Science Prayer and Medical Science: Article by Larry Dossey, originally in: Archives of Internal Medicine. (Publications) http://www.mercola.com/article/prayer/dossey.htm