Publications

• Effects of Remote, Retroactive Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients With Bloodstream Infection - Randomised controlled trial by Leonard Leibovici. Extensive discussion. British Medical Journal.
• The Efficacy of "Distant Healing" - A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials by John Astin et al. Annals of Internal Medicine.
• Empirical Explorations of Prayer, Distant Healing, and Remote Mental Influence - Article by William Braud (Institut for Transpersonal Psychology), originally in: Journal of Religion and Psychical Research. [PDF]
• Faith and Healing - Article by Linda Gundersen with basic considerations. Annals of Internal Medicine.
• Mind-Body Medicine - 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.
• Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population - The classical trial by Randolph C Byrd, which initiated the research in the field. Originally: Southern Medical Journal.[DOC]
• Prayer as Medicine: debunked - Extract of a weblog (Gene Expression) run by opinionated scientists focusing at the publication bias or shift in conclusions in different publications.
• The Prayer Experiment - Essay by Russel Stannard reviewing philosophical and methodological considerations for experimentation into prayer. Second Opinion magazine.
• Religious Commitment and Health Status - A Review of the Research and Implications for Family Medicine by Dale A Matthews et al. Archives of Family Medicine.
• The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Article advocating the unbiased use of scientific proven forms of medicine respecting patient's demand by E. Ernst. British Medical Journal
• Rosary Prayer and Yoga Mantras - A comparative study by Luciano Bernardi et al. shows the similar effects of both forms of religious practice on cardiovascular rhythms. British Medical Journal.
• Should Physicians Prescribe Religious Activities? - Critical editorial by Richard P Sloan et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. [PDF]
• The Significance of Statistics in Mind-Matter Research - Basic considerations on the use of statistics in research by Jessica Utts (1999). Journal of Scientific Exploration, 13(4), 615-638. [PDF]