ABSTRACT
Psychologists, epidemiologists, public health investigators, and research physicians recently have shown increased interest in issues of religion and spirituality (R/S) and their relationship with physical health. Masters (2007) demonstrated a notable increase in published scienti c research addressing R/S and health. In the 5 years between 1975 and 1979, fewer than 100 published articles were located, less then 20 per year; whereas for the 7 years between 2000 and 2006, more than 650 were identi ed, approximately 93 per year. So what factors led to the increased interest in R/S and health?
