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Qualitative Studies of Healing
Barrington, Rosze, A naturalistic inquiry of post-operative pain after Therapeutic Touch (In: Delores A. Gaut and Anne Boykin, Caring as Healing, New York: National League for Nursing 1994)

* Berland, Warren R. Ph.D., Unexpected Cancer Recovery: Patient Attributions Regarding Survival (Spontaneous Remissions), Saybrook Institute 1994.

* Borg, Elizabeth W. The Experience of Healing During Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness: An Heuristic Investigation, Doctoral dissertation, Uunion Institute 1994

Cabico, Lucila Levardo, A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Nurses Practicing Therapeutic Touch (Master's thesis), Buffalo, NY: D'Youville College 1993.

* Christiano, Charlene Ann M.S.N., The Lived Experience of Healing Touch with Cancer Patients, Florida International University 1997.

* Cooper, Wendy Ellen Copeland M.A., Meanings of Intuition in Nurses' Work, University of Victoria (Canada) 1994.

Cooperstein, Allan, The myths of healing: a summary of research into transpersonal healing experiences, Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 1992, 86, 99-133.
Also as: The Myths of Healing: A Descriptive Analysis of Transpersonal Healing, Doctoral dissertation, Saybrook Institute, California 1990.

Davis, Frank Stafford, Charismatic Christian Spiritual healing in Two Cultural Contexts: An Existential-Phenomenological Approach, Doctoral dissertation, Duke University 1990.

* Dewees, Suzanne Mary Ph.D., Palliative Massage: Healing Into Dying, and, Lived Experience: A Contextual Essay, The Union Institute 1999.

* Doucette, Maureen Louise M.N., Discovering the Individual's View of Receiving Therapeutic Touch: An Exploratory Descriptive Study, University of Alberta (Canada) 1997.

* Faggianelli, Patrick Victor Ph.D., Aikido and Psychotherapy: A Study of Psychotherapists Who Are Aikido Practitioners (Martial Arts), Saybrook Institute 1995.

* Fogel, Cindy Larae M.A., A Physio-Psycho-Spiritual Integrative Model of Therapy , Prescott College (Master of Arts Program) 1994.

* Forsman, Sandra Leigh M.S.N., *The Healing Touch Experience in Elderly Home Care Clients, Gonzaga University 1999.

France, Nancy E.M. The child's perception of the human energy field using therapeutic touch, Journal of Holistic Nursing 1933, 11(4), 319-331.

* Geddes, Norma J. Ph.D., *The Experience of Personal Transformation in Healing Touch (HT) Practitioners: a Heuristic Inquiry (Unitary Paradigm), Virginia Commonwealth University 1999.

* Grytting, Catherine Irene Ed.D., *Spiritual Healing: Generating Grounded Theory From a Survey of Healers, Seattle University 1998.

Harris, Darryl James, The Mystery and meaning of Reiki, Batchelor of Health Science Thesis, University of Western Sydney Nepean (School of health & Nursing) 1998 (www.sites.netscape.net/strgzrdjh/thesis/title.html)

* Hayward, Linda Joanne Ph.D., The Experience of Healing Transformation: An Heuristic Investigation (Spiritual Healing), The Union Institute 1993.

Heidt, Patricia Rose, Openness - A qualitative analysis of nurses' and patients' experiences of therapeutic touch, Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship 1990, 22(3), 180-186

* Herdtner, Sherron L. Ph.D., The Experience of Knowing Self and Others in Therapeutic Touch (Holistic Health, Unitary Knowing), New York University 1999.

* Holbrook, Jill Nadine M.S.N., The Essence of Healing (Touch), The University of Arizona 1998.

Hughes, Pamela Potter/ Meize-Grochowski, Robin/ Neighbor, Catherine/ Harris, Duncan, Therapeutic Touch with adolescent psychiatric patients, Journal of Holistic Nursing 1996, 14(1), 6-23

* Imber, Jeffrey Alan Ph.D., The Experience of Psychospiritual Transformation: A Heuristic Investigation, The Union Institute 1994.

* Kantor, Debra Jean Ph.D., Healing Narratives of Middle Class Suburban Americans (Alternative Medicine), Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick 1993.

* Karpinen, Joanne M. Ph.D., The Psychological Experience of Esoteric Healing (Bioenergy), The Union Institute 1998.

* Kiernan, Jane S. The Experience of Therapeutic Touch in the Lives of Five Postpartal Women (Dissertation), NYC, New York University1997.

* Lewton, Elizabeth Ph.D., Living Harmony: The Transformation of Self in Three Navajo Religious Healing Traditions (Native Americans), Case Western Reserve University 1997.

* Logue, Nancy M.N., Therapeutic Touch. Dalhousie University (Canada), 1998.

* MacNeil, Melanie Sue, Therapeutic Touch and Tension Headaches: A Rogerian Study (Master's thesis), D'Youville College 1995.

Markides, Emily Joannides, Complementary Energetic Practices: An Exploration Into the World of Maine Women Healers (Alternative Therapies, Healing), (dissertation) University of Maine 1996.

Nebauer, Monica, Healing through Therapeutic Touch: one person's perspective, in: Gaut, D.A./Boykin, A., Caring as Healing, New York: National League for Nursing 1994, 85-101 (single case study).

Pattison, E. Mansell, et al. Faith healing, Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 1973, 156, 397-409.

Peters, Pamela Joan, The Lifestyle Changes of Selected Therapeutic Touch Practitioners: An Oral History (Alternative Medicine), (dissertation), Walden University 1995.

Polk, S.H. Client's Perceptions of Experiences Following the Intervention Modality of Therapeutic Touch (Master's thesis) Tempe: Arizona State University 1985.

* Potts, Randolph Gerald Ph.D., Spirituality and the Experience of Cancer in an African American Community: Implications for Psychooncology, DePaul University 1994.

Renard, Ann M, The Experience of Healing from Deprivation of Bonding (Touch, Emotional Attachment), (dissertation) The Union Institute 1994.

Samarel, Nelda, The experience of receiving Therapeutic Touch, Journal of Advanced Nursing 1992, 17,651-657.

* Sholem, Jane Ph.D., Listening to the Labyrinth: An Organic and Intuitive Inquiry (Self Reflection), Institute of Transpersonal Psychology 1999.

* Sudarsky-Gleiser, Carina Ph.D., Therapists' Experience of Metaphoric Communication in Therapy (Symbols, Counseling), The Ohio State University 1995.

* Thompson, Donnalee M.S., A Qualitative Study of Patients' Experiences of Therapeutic Touch, D'youville College 1999.

Tilley, James A. A Phenomenology of the Christian Healer's Experience with Faith Healing, Doctoral dissertation, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology 1989,

Van Dragt, Ryan, Paranormal Healing: A Phenomenology of the Healer's Experience, Vols. I & II. Doctoral dissertation, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology 1980

Zambetis, Donna Blanche, Attitudes of Women with Breast Cancer Toward Therapeutic Touch (Master's thesis), Michigan State University 1996.

Schweitzer, Susan Fredricka, The Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Short-Term Memory Recall in the Aging Populatio: A Pilot Study (Master's thesis), Reno: University of Nevada 1980.

Thomas-Beckett, Julie Gwen, Attitudes Toward Therapeutic Touch: A Pilot Study of Women with Breast Cancer (Master's thesis) East Lansing: Michigan State University 1991.

Mitchell, Annie, Researching healing: a psychologist's perspective, J. Alternative and Complementary Medicine (UK) 2000, 6(2), 181-186
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