Articles From Dr. David Levy
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Prayer Studies
(1) 75% of 35,000 Americans age 18 or older reported that they pray at least once per week with 58% praying at least once per day. Data from the Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted May 8 to Aug. 13, 2007, among more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and...
The Joint Commission (JCAHO) Requires Spiritual Care and Assessment
The healthcare certifying organization, JCAHO, has standards for spiritual care that state that each patient’s “spiritual care be assessed, accommodated, and attended to in ways that are important to them.” (1) These standards are typically followed in the following...
Offering Prayer and Medicine
Prayer and Medicine Every pill we prescribe has a risk of doing good or harm. To rely on personal experience and education is not enough, no matter how many times the treatment has worked previously. Not only doctors, but lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and...