September 2017 Article of the Month
SUMMARY and COMMENT: Our authors this month hold their study to be “the first…to test the potential role of God imagery in influencing affective outcomes in psychiatric care” [...]
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Why John Wasn’t Healed by Prayer: Perspectives Across Disciplines
Patients and family members often turn to prayer in response to serious, life-threatening illness. Prayer for a miraculous cure is often the request. While prayer can keep hope alive, it may also [...]
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Functions of health fatalism: fatalistic talk as face saving, uncertainty measurement, stress relief and sense making
Much research on fatalism assumes that fatalistic statements represent a global outlook that conflicts with belief in the efficacy of health behaviors. Other scholars have suggested a more [...]
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Physicians’ Experience and Satisfaction with Chaplains: A National Survey
Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important resources for coping with serious illnesses, but research indicates that patients’ R/S needs often go unmet.1 Professional chaplains help patients [...]
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Positive and Negative Religious Coping in German Breast Cancer Patients
A growing interest has been focusing on the relationship between religious coping and psychosocial adjustment among cancer patients. However, previous research mostly has not differentiated [...]
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