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  Australasian PsychiatryVolume 12 Issue 4, Pages 386 - 389 Published Online: 9 Dec 2004 2006 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 88K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Pilot study investigating the effect of intercessory prayer in the treatment of child psychiatric disorders John Mathai Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service, Parkville, Vic., Australia. Angela Bourne Research Assistant, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia. Copyright 2004 Blackwell Science Asia Pty Ltd KEYWORDS child psychiatry • intercessory pray • treatment ABSTRACTObjective: To investigate whether intercessory prayer had an effect on the outcomes of a group of children with psychiatric conditions, using a triple blind randomized study design. Conclusion: This study was unable to show any additional benefits for patients who received intercessory prayer compared to those who received treatment as usual. |  |
