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Complementary Spiritist Therapy : Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence
Joint Authors
Lucchetti, Alessandra L. Granero
Lucchetti, Giancarlo
Bassi, Rodrigo M.
Nobre, Marlene Rossi Severino
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spiritism is the third most common religion in Brazil, and its therapies have been used by millions worldwide.
These therapies are based on therapeutic resources including prayer, laying on of hands, fluidotherapy (magnetized water), charity/volunteering, spirit education/moral values, and disobsession (spirit release therapy).
This paper presents a systematic review of the current literature on the relationship among health outcomes and 6 predictors: prayer, laying on of hands, magnetized/fluidic water, charity/volunteering, spirit education (virtuous life and positive affect), and spirit release therapy.
All articles were analyzed according to inclusion/exclusion criteria, Newcastle-Ottawa and Jadad score.
At present, there is moderate to strong evidence that volunteering and positive affect are linked to better health outcomes.
Furthermore, laying on of hands, virtuous life, and praying for oneself also seem to be associated to positive findings.
Nevertheless, there is a lack of studies on magnetized water and spirit release therapy.
In summary, science is indirectly demonstrating that some of these therapies can be associated to better health outcomes and that other therapies have been overlooked or poorly investigated.
Further studies in this field could contribute to the disciplines of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by investigating the relationship between body, mind, and soul/spirit.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lucchetti, Giancarlo& Lucchetti, Alessandra L. Granero& Bassi, Rodrigo M.& Nobre, Marlene Rossi Severino. 2011. Complementary Spiritist Therapy : Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501967
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lucchetti, Giancarlo…[et al.]. Complementary Spiritist Therapy : Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-18.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lucchetti, Giancarlo& Lucchetti, Alessandra L. Granero& Bassi, Rodrigo M.& Nobre, Marlene Rossi Severino. Complementary Spiritist Therapy : Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501967
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501967