Investigating prayer [[electronic resource] ] : impact on health and quality of life / / Ian N. Olver

• Autore: Olver Ian N
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (154 p.)
• Disciplina: 248.32; 400
• Soggetto topico: Spiritual healing; Prayer
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. What is Prayer and Why Study it? -- Chapter 2. Studies of Prayer as a Complementary Therapy -- Chapter 3. A Theological Reflection on Prayer -- Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Spiritual Wellbeing and Quality of Life -- Chapter 5. A Randomized Blinded Study of Intercessory Prayer in Patients with Cancer -- Chapter 6. The impact of the study on the trials team -- Chapter 7. Response to our Study of Prayer -- Chapter 8. What next?
• Sommario/riassunto: From the ancients to the Renaissance, religion and medicine worked hand in hand to heal the people, until the scientific minds of the Enlightenment created a physical model of illness without a spiritual component. In this century, spirituality is gaining recognition as part of individuals’ psychological makeup and capacity for meaning-making, and gaining currency as part of holistic concepts of wellness despite resistance from many in the scientific community. Prayer: Investigating Its Impact on Quality of Life brings science and spirituality together, pointing out thought-provoking parallels and asserting that each can enrich the other. At the book’s center is a detailed study of a randomized double-blinded trial that added intercessory prayer (i.e., prayer for others) to conventional cancer treatment, with findings relevant to conceptions of prayer as intervention. In addition, a review of salient medical literature (including complementary and alternative medical journals) contains both positive and negative studies, encouraging a vigorous dialogue about methodology, endpoints, and whether metaphysical phenomena can—or should—be studied using scientific methods. Among the topics covered: · The role of spirituality in illness. · Prayer as complementary or alternative therapy. · The relationship between spiritual wellbeing and quality of life. · Instruments for assessing religious and spiritual belief. · A randomized blinded study of intercessory prayer in patients with cancer. · Possible directions for further research. Prayer: Investigating Its Impact on Quality of Life should interest readers on all sides of the debate, including doctors, practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others involved in holistic treatment of patients.
• Titolo autorizzato: Investigating prayer
• ISBN: 1-283-69715-7; 1-4614-4571-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910438061103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II