@article{682ad7f83fe24ea8bbdcd4605be90270,
title = "Religion, spirituality, and medicine",
author = "Sloan, {R. P.} and E. Bagiella and T. Powell",
note = "Funding Information: Within the medical community, there is also considerable interest. Meetings sponsored by the US National Institute of Aging, the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, 5 and the Mind/Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, have drawn large, enthusiastic audiences. Nearly 30 US medical schools include in their curricula courses on religion, spirituality, and health. 1 Of 296 physicians surveyed during the October, 1996, meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians, 99% were convinced that religious beliefs can heal, and 75% believed that prayers of others could promote a patient's recovery. Benson writes that faith in God has a health-promoting effect. 6 Larson and Matthews argue for spiritual and religious interventions in medical practice, hope that the “wall of separation” between medicine and religion will be torn down, 7 and assert that “the medicine of the future is going to be prayer and Prozac” ( ref 8 , p 85). In an American Medical Association publication, Matthews and colleagues recommend that clinicians ask “what can I do to support your faith or religious commitment?” to patients who respond favourably to questions about whether religion or faith are “helpful in handling your illness'. 9 ",
year = "1999",
month = feb,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07376-0",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "353",
pages = "664--667",
journal = "The Lancet",
issn = "0140-6736",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "9153",
}