Preferred prayer styles and anxiety control

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-412

  Harris, J Irene ^a   Schoneman, Sean W ^b   Carrera, Stephanie R ^c  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Casa Pacifica ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Prayer; Psychotherapy; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144452569     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-005-7179-6     Document Type: Article

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