scholarly journals Distant Healing Techniques and Distant Intercessory Prayer – A Tentative Scientific Conciliation

10.5772/60722 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Saad ◽  
Roberta de Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Intercessory Prayer ◽  
Distant Healing

scholarly journals Distant Healing Intention Therapies: An Overview of the Scientific Evidence

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. gahmj.2015.012. ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Radin ◽  
Marilyn Schlitz ◽  
Christopher Baur
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Clinical Efficacy ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Distant Healing ◽  
Experimental Protocols ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Nonlocal Nature ◽  
Broad Overview ◽  
Healing Modalities

This article provides a broad overview of “distant healing intention” (DHI) therapies, ie, intentional healing modalities claimed to transcend the usual constraints of distance through space or time. We provide a summary of previous reviews and meta-analyses that have explored a diverse array of DHI modalities, outcome measures, and experimental protocols. While some significant experimental effects have been observed, the evidence to date does not yet provide confidence in its clinical efficacy. The purported “nonlocal” nature of DHI raises significant methodological and theoretical challenges. We recommend several avenues for improving future research.

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