Effect of belief in "psychic healing" on self-reported pain in chronic pain sufferers

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-61

  Lyvers, Michael ^a   Barling, Norman ^a   Harding Clark, Jill ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faith healing; Placebo effect; Psychic healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 29344453124     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.066     Document Type: Article

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