Prayer and cure: fact or fancy?

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.200731.2.16

Authors

  • Roque Marcos Savioli Médico cardiologista e escritor. Doutor em Medicina pela Faculdade de Medicina da USP. Diretor da Unidade de Saúde Suplementar do INCOR e integrante da Association Medicale International de Lourdes, França

Keywords:

Religion-prayer. Medicine. Illness-cure.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The integration of medicine and religion has been the reason for many studies carried through in several parts of the world.
In this work, the author makes a revision of the most important papers on the subject and presents accounts of her personal experience
as cardiologist treating patient in their wholeness. Commenting on positive and negative aspects of the association between medical
treatment and prayer, the importance of faith in the evolution of illnesses stands out.

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Published

2007-04-01

How to Cite

Savioli, R. M. . (2007). Prayer and cure: fact or fancy? DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.200731.2.16. O Mundo Da Saúde, 31(2), 281–289. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/904

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2007): APRIL/JUNE 2007

Section

Articles