publications

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• - A comparative study by Luciano Bernardi et al. shows the similar effects of both forms of religious practice on cardiovascular rhythms. British Medical Journal.
  
• - Extract of a weblog (Gene Expression) run by opinionated scientists focusing at the publication bias or shift in conclusions in different publications.
  
• - Article by Linda Gundersen with basic considerations. Annals of Internal Medicine.
  
• - Randomised controlled trial by Leonard Leibovici. Extensive discussion. British Medical Journal.
  
• - Study on the effects for improved task performance in an employment setting by Lynn Munson and Douglas Degelman. Vanguard University of Southern California. [PDF]
  
• - Impact on depression and spiritual well-being by RS Hawkins et al. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
  
• - A Review of the Research and Implications for Family Medicine by Dale A Matthews et al. Archives of Family Medicine.
  
• - 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].
  
• - Article by William Braud (Institut for Transpersonal Psychology), originally in: Journal of Religion and Psychical Research. [PDF]
  
• - Trial by Dale A Matthews, Sally Marlowe, and Francis MacNutt. Southern Medical Journal. [PDF]
  
• - Skeptical article by anthropologist and biblical scholar Hector Avalos. Council for Secular Humanism quarterly magazine.
  
• - Report of a masked, randomized trial, by Kwang Y. Cha, Daniel P. Wirth, and Rogerio A. Lobo (2001). Journal of Reproductive Medicine 46(9).
  
• - The classical trial by Randolph C Byrd, which initiated the research in the field. Originally: Southern Medical Journal.[DOC]
  
• - A Meta-Analytic Review by Michael E McCullough et al. Health Psychology.
  
• - Article by David G Myers on the psychology of prayer, originally presented in: Reformed Review.
  
• - Basic considerations on the use of statistics in research by Jessica Utts (1999). Journal of Scientific Exploration, 13(4), 615-638. [PDF]
  
• - Essay by Russel Stannard reviewing philosophical and methodological considerations for experimentation into prayer. Second Opinion magazine.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Critical editorial by Richard P Sloan et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. [PDF]
  
• - Article by Larry Dossey, originally in: Archives of Internal Medicine.
  
• - Article advocating the unbiased use of scientific proven forms of medicine respecting patient's demand by E. Ernst. British Medical Journal
  
• - A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer M Aviles et al. Mayo Clin Proc.
  
• - David G Myers' commentary on the background of the Harvard Prayer Experiment. Originally: in Reformed Review.
  
• - A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials by John Astin et al. Annals of Internal Medicine.