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June 11, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
With that in mind, five years ago I began working with a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins and Penn State to explore what a yoga program might do for kids. We began working with the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in Baltimore, Md., a small nonp ...
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Hospitals may be leaving their patients' religious and spiritual needs unfulfilled despite believing they ought to be more involved, evidence suggests that a low percentage of physicians actually have religious or spiritual discussions with patients.
July 23, 2009 | Story
Marlatt and colleagues conducted a study in a prison in Seattle in which inmates were given the opportunity to participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.
March 31, 2004 | Program Results Report
The Midwest Bioethics Center developed and led Compassion Sabbath, a multi-faith initiative to help clergy and religious leaders develop tools for addressing the spiritual needs of seriously ill and dying persons in Greater Kansas City.
April 1, 2002 | Program Results Report
In 2001, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., held a two-day conference that explored the potential for cooperation between religious communities and health care systems in meeting the health care needs of the nation's rapidly increasing elderly population.
July 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
From 1997 to 2000, staff at the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation established a retreat program for breast cancer survivors and conducted a pilot study of the retreat's effectiveness.
January 1, 1998 | Program Results Report
To remove barriers to receipt of mental health services in low-income Hispanic communities in New York City, this project trained Hispanic clergy and lay ministers to provide short-term counseling and referrals for longer-term mental health care.
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article looked at whether the use of biologically-based therapies, body-based therapies, or other alternative therapies were associated with a variety of quality-of-life outcomes among respondents age 55 and older.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents qualitative findings from the first study of how physicians respond when patients raise the issue of prayer. The study recruited pediatric physicians from thirteen hospitals on U.S. News and World Report?s ?honor roll.?
December 28, 2007 | Program Results Report
Investigators with 9th Sign Communications conducted interviews with recovering addicts, treatment providers, researchers and government officials to examine the role of spirituality in treating alcohol and drug addiction.