Faith Healing MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Faith Healing
Tree Number(s): E02.190.901.155
Unique ID: D029221
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029221
Scope Note: The use of faith and spirit to cure disease.
Entry Term(s): Prayer Healing
NLM Classification #: WB 885
Previous Indexing: Mental Healing (1983-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see MENTAL HEALING 1983-2001
History Note: 2002; use MENTAL HEALING 1983-2001
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Therapeutics [E02]
- Complementary Therapies [E02.190]
  - Spiritual Therapies [E02.190.901]

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