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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==

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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

  1. Anonymous (2024), Faith healing (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. 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]
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.