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The article by Harris et al¹ on the effect of prayer on the outcome in patients admitted to a coronary care unit (CCU) in the October 25 issue of the ARCHIVES, which showed lower (improved) "CCU course scores" of patients who were being prayed for by others, gives us another, much-needed tool for the care of our patients. Other recent articles also indicate that prayer and religious faith can contribute to the recovery and well-being of our patients.^2-8

Lately, I have run across several patients in my practice who found answers to some of their problems in a book entitled The Awakening: One Man's Battle With Darkness⁹; it is about a congregation in south Germany that experienced remarkable relief of many of its members' needs 150 years ago after recognizing and dealing with the causes of many of their problems of living, to use the terminology and concept . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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