The University of Exeter Medical School, UK.
The Confederation of Healing Organisations, UK.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May;35:72-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.01.012. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
Healing has not been well researched, and very little is known about who goes to healers, and what they experience.
A survey of UK-based healers was undertaken with the help of The Confederation of Healing Organisations, asking healers to report on up to 20 consultations. Forms asked about the demography of healer and client, reasons for the consultation, type of healing, and outcomes. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed.
278 returned forms from 39 healers (average age 58) were analysed. Healing was described as Spiritual (69%), Reiki (15%) or Energy (10%). The clients had an average age of 57, and 76% were women. The most common reasons for consulting were mental health problems and pain. 93% of the clients reported experiencing immediate benefits. Relaxation, improved wellbeing and relief of pain were often reported. In addition, 76 (27%) had some unusual sensory experiences during the session, such as feelings of warmth, seeing coloured lights, or tingling sensations. The majority of general comments about the experience were positive, and 68% made another appointment.
Older people, particularly older women, are the main recipients of healing in the UK, and they go for help with many problems, particularly mental health issues and pain. The majority have a positive experience, and come back for more. In addition to relief of symptoms, many have sensory experiences which could indicate that some special type of interaction was taking place between healer and healee.
对疗愈的研究还不够充分，人们对谁会去找疗愈师以及他们的体验知之甚少。
在 Healing Organisations 联合会的帮助下，对英国的疗愈师进行了一项调查，要求疗愈师报告多达 20 次的咨询情况。表格询问了疗愈师和客户的人口统计学信息、咨询原因、疗愈类型和结果。对定量和定性数据进行了分析。
分析了 39 名疗愈师（平均年龄 58 岁）的 278 份反馈表。疗愈被描述为精神（69%）、灵气（15%）或能量（10%）。客户的平均年龄为 57 岁，其中 76%为女性。咨询的最常见原因是心理健康问题和疼痛。93%的客户报告立即受益。经常报告的是放松、改善整体健康状况和缓解疼痛。此外，76 名客户（27%）在治疗过程中有一些不同寻常的感官体验，例如感到温暖、看到彩色灯光或刺痛感。对治疗体验的大多数一般性评价是积极的，68%的客户还预约了下一次治疗。
在英国，老年人，尤其是老年女性，是接受疗愈的主要人群，他们会因为许多问题寻求帮助，尤其是心理健康问题和疼痛。大多数人有积极的体验，并会回来接受更多的治疗。除了缓解症状外，许多人还有感官体验，这可能表明治疗师和被治疗者之间正在发生某种特殊类型的相互作用。
