title: The importance of prayer for mind/body healing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A growing interest in using complementary and alternative modalities (CAM) to treat the patient as a whole.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To address the use of prayer for mind/body healing in nursing practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published research articles, studies, book chapters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Key research studies show that CAM are gaining acceptance by healthcare providers. Prayer is especially growing as an alternative method for healing. Additional research is needed to demonstrate further the effectiveness of prayer as a CAM modality for mind/body healing.
authors.affiliation: Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, USA. mlorentzrn@aol.com
authors.forename: Madeline M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Maier-Lorentz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008602:Mental Healing; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research