Effects of spiritual mantram repetition on HIV outcomes: a randomized controlled trial. J Behav Med. 2006 Aug;29(4):359-76 Authors: Bormann JE, Gifford AL, Shively M, Smith TL, Redwine L, Kelly A, Becker S, Gershwin M, Bone P, Belding W We examined the efficacy of a psycho-spiritual intervention of mantram repetition--a word or phrase with spiritual associations repeated silently throughout the day--on psychological distress (intrusive thoughts, stress, anxiety, anger, depression), quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction, and existential spiritual well-being in HIV-infected...
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Neuro-ontological interpretation of spiritual experiences. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2006 Oct;8(3):143-153 Authors: Frecska E, Luna LE The prevailing neuroscientific paradigm considers information processing within the central nervous system as occurring through hierarchically organized and interconnected neural networks. The hierarchy of neural networks doesn't end at the...