Purpose: This article presents a model for research and practice that expands on the
biopsychosocial model to include the spiritual concerns of patients. Design and Methods …

Evidence is presented that bears on 9 hypotheses about the link between religion or
spirituality and mortality, morbidity, disability, or recovery from illness. In healthy participants …

Applied researchers often find themselves making statistical inferences in settings that
would seem to require multiple comparisons adjustments. We challenge the Type I error …

The relationship between spirituality and medicine has been the focus of considerable
interest in recent years. Studies suggest that many patients believe spirituality plays an …

The nature of the human person has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. We
desire to understand ourselves and our place in the world, and at times we also look at …

Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an
Integral Theory of Everything• Explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic …

Do religious experiences come from God, or are they merely the random firing of neurons in
the brain? Drawing on his own research with Carmelite nuns, neuroscientist Mario …

The gold-standard physical medicine and rehabilitation text is now in its Fourth Edition—with
thoroughly updated content and a more clinical focus. More than 150 expert contributors …

Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely
confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact …

BACKGROUND: Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness,
but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have …