| Prayer and healing. A case study. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 9287623 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
This article examines the relationship between prayer and healing and its relationship to holistic health. The apparent healing that results from prayer mystifies researchers. Numerous theories may be offered as to the mechanism by which this healing occurs. The belief of the praying person in the power of the prayer itself may stimulate healing, as the placebo effect suggests. The relaxation response and the sense of self-efficacy gained through the act of praying may enhance the immune system. Despite these explanations of the mechanisms through which prayer promotes healing, there some-times exists a facet of prayer and healing that defies rational explanation and seems to suggest the existence of a higher power. A case is presented that explores assistance from a higher power as a potential explanation for the healing. |
| | |
Authors:
|
C E Hughes |
Related Documents
:
|
22515423 - Us irbs confronting research in the developing world. 22412323 - Progress in the development of cdte and cdznte semiconductor radiation detectors for as... 17279433 - Queen christina's moral claim on the living: justification of a tenacious moral intuition. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association Volume: 15 ISSN: 0898-0101 ISO Abbreviation: J Holist Nurs Publication Date: 1997 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1997-09-18 Completed Date: 1997-09-18 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8506709 Medline TA: J Holist Nurs Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 318-24; discussion 325-6 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
|
University of Texas at Austin, USA. mdhughes@texas.net |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Female Holistic Health* Holistic Nursing Humans Mental Healing* Middle Aged Religion and Medicine* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: A lifeworld paradigm for nursing research.
Next Document: An innovative teaching strategy for staff development departments. Olga and Bertha to the rescue.