Lukol Directory: Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Psychology and Religion: Religious Experience: Prayer: Publications

Effects of Intercessory Prayer on Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Trial by Dale A Matthews, Sally Marlowe, and Francis MacNutt. Southern Medical Journal. [PDF]
http://www.sma.org/smj2000/decsmj00/matthe...

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.
http://archfami.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/f...

Does Prayer Influence the Success of in Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer?
Report of a masked, randomized trial, by Kwang Y. Cha, Daniel P. Wirth, and Rogerio A. Lobo (2001). Journal of Reproductive Medicine 46(9).
http://www.reproductivemedicine.com/Featur...

Faith and Healing
Article by Linda Gundersen with basic considerations. Annals of Internal Medicine.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132...

Should Physicians Prescribe Religious Activities?
Critical editorial by Richard P Sloan et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. [PDF]
http://courses.washington.edu/mhe518/Artic...

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].
http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/phys.heal.p...

The Prayer Experiment
Essay by Russel Stannard reviewing philosophical and methodological considerations for experimentation into prayer. Second Opinion magazine.
http://www.parkridgecenter.org/Page177.htm...

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.
http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/001283.ht...

Effects of Remote, Retroactive Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients With Bloodstream Infection
Randomised controlled trial by Leonard Leibovici. Extensive discussion. British Medical Journal.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/ful...

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]
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/s...

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]
http://www.integral-inquiry.com/docs/649/e...

The Significance of Statistics in Mind-Matter Research
Basic considerations on the use of statistics in research by Jessica Utts (1999). Journal of Scientific Exploration, 13(4), 615-638. [PDF]
http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/a...

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.
http://www.jabfp.org/cgi/content/full/16/2...

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.
http://www.fuller.edu/sop/integration/Publ...

Prayer and Medical Science
Article by Larry Dossey, originally in: Archives of Internal Medicine.
http://www.mercola.com/article/prayer/doss...

The Efficacy of "Distant Healing"
A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials by John Astin et al. Annals of Internal Medicine.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132...

Religious Involvement and Mortality:
A Meta-Analytic Review by Michael E McCullough et al. Health Psychology.
http://www.apa.org/journals/hea/hea193211....

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.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/ful...

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
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/ful...





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