O'Hara Dennis Patrick
Elliott Allen Institute for Theology and Ecology, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Med Clin North Am. 2002 Jan;86(1):33-46, vi. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00070-1.
While most people will turn to prayer during serious illness or impending death, our healthcare system has tended to relegate prayer and spirituality to the periphery of medical care, if it is tolerated at all. Despite recent research that seemingly demonstrates a relationship between prayerful practices and health benefits, the integration of spirituality into the practice of medicine remains elusive. The research that purports to demonstrate the link between prayer and health is examined in an exploration of the place prayer and spirituality might have in the health care system.
虽然大多数人在身患重病或临近死亡时会求助于祈祷，但我们的医疗体系往往将祈祷和精神层面的东西边缘化，即便它还能被容忍。尽管最近的研究似乎表明祈祷行为与健康益处之间存在关联，但将精神层面融入医疗实践仍然难以实现。本文通过探讨祈祷和精神层面在医疗体系中可能占据的位置，审视了那些声称能证明祈祷与健康之间存在联系的研究。
