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'''Faith healing''' is a form of [[spiritual therapy]] that is "the use of faith and spirit to cure disease."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | '''Faith healing''' is a form of [[spiritual therapy]] that is "the use of faith and spirit to cure disease."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Direct contact prayer== | |||
"Direct contact person-to-person prayer may be useful as an adjunct to standard medical care for patients with depression and anxiety" according to a [[randomized controlled trial]]. <ref name="pmid20391859">{{cite journal| author=Boelens PA, Reeves RR, Replogle WH, Koenig HG| title=A randomized trial of the effect of prayer on depression and anxiety. | journal=Int J Psychiatry Med | year= 2009 | volume= 39 | issue= 4 | pages= 377-92 | pmid=20391859 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | |||
==Intercessory prayer== | ==Intercessory prayer== | ||
The [[Cochrane Collaboration]] concludes "although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer,the majority do not and the evidence does not support a recommendation either in favour or against the use of intercessory prayer."<ref name="pmid19370557">{{cite journal |author=Roberts L, Ahmed I, Hall S, Davison A |title=Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=2 |pages=CD000368 |year=2009 |pmid=19370557 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3 |issn=}}</ref> Another review concludes that "intercessory prayer lacks a theoretical or theological base and has failed to produce significant findings in controlled trials."<ref name="pmid16827626">{{cite journal| author=Masters KS, Spielmans GI, Goodson JT| title=Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer? A meta-analytic review. | journal=Ann Behav Med | year= 2006 | volume= 32 | issue= 1 | pages= 21-6 | pmid=16827626 | The [[Cochrane Collaboration]] concludes "although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer,the majority do not and the evidence does not support a recommendation either in favour or against the use of intercessory prayer."<ref name="pmid19370557">{{cite journal |author=Roberts L, Ahmed I, Hall S, Davison A |title=Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=2 |pages=CD000368 |year=2009 |pmid=19370557 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3 |issn=}}</ref> Another review concludes that "intercessory prayer lacks a theoretical or theological base and has failed to produce significant findings in controlled trials."<ref name="pmid16827626">{{cite journal| author=Masters KS, Spielmans GI, Goodson JT| title=Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer? A meta-analytic review. | journal=Ann Behav Med | year= 2006 | volume= 32 | issue= 1 | pages= 21-6 | pmid=16827626 | ||
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==Prayer as a coping strategy== | ==Prayer as a coping strategy== | ||
Revision as of 08:09, 28 October 2010
Faith healing is a form of spiritual therapy that is "the use of faith and spirit to cure disease."[1]
Direct contact prayer
"Direct contact person-to-person prayer may be useful as an adjunct to standard medical care for patients with depression and anxiety" according to a randomized controlled trial. [2]
Intercessory prayer
The Cochrane Collaboration concludes "although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer,the majority do not and the evidence does not support a recommendation either in favour or against the use of intercessory prayer."[3] Another review concludes that "intercessory prayer lacks a theoretical or theological base and has failed to produce significant findings in controlled trials."[4]
Prayer as a coping strategy
The role of prayer as a coping strategy has been reviewed.[5]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Faith healing (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Boelens PA, Reeves RR, Replogle WH, Koenig HG (2009). "A randomized trial of the effect of prayer on depression and anxiety.". Int J Psychiatry Med 39 (4): 377-92. PMID 20391859. [e]
- ↑ Roberts L, Ahmed I, Hall S, Davison A (2009). "Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD000368. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3. PMID 19370557. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Masters KS, Spielmans GI, Goodson JT (2006). "Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer? A meta-analytic review.". Ann Behav Med 32 (1): 21-6. DOI:10.1207/s15324796abm3201_3. PMID 16827626. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Masters KS, Spielmans GI (2007). "Prayer and health: review, meta-analysis, and research agenda.". J Behav Med 30 (4): 329-38. DOI:10.1007/s10865-007-9106-7. PMID 17487575. Research Blogging.