The effect of prayer on depression and anxiety: Maintenance of positive influence one year after prayer intervention

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-98

  Boelens, Peter ^a,b   Reeves, Roy ^a   Replogle, William ^c   Koenig, Harold ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Shalom Prayer Ministry   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; direct person to person prayer; emotions; neuroplasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DIRECT PERSON TO PERSON PRAYER INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84859033438     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.43.1.f     Document Type: Article

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