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Research on Spirituality, Religion and Health is a scientific and scholarly field that has become increasingly established since the 1990s. According to scholars, signs of the increased maturity of this field include increasing numbers of high-quality scientific studies, growing numbers of special issues dedicated to the topic in peer-reviewed journals, and the increased emergence of professional societies or divisions dedicated to the topic.

Background
{paraphrase from background sections of reviews}

Mills and Masters have each documented an increasing number of publications in the health literature that include spirituality" or "religion" in the title or abstract. Publications using the word "religion" increased from about 75/year before 1985, to about 175/year in 1990-1994, to about 350 per year from 2000 to 2006. Similarly but even more dramatically, publications using the word spirituality increased from fewer than 10/year before 1985, to about 50/year in 1990-1994, to about 275/year from 2000 to 2006.

Theoretical framework
Draw on Miller & Thoresen

Defining spirituality/religion

Most studies do not test hypotheses related to the supernatural

Research findings
Overall, and specific issues. Mention Powell, Seeman

Influence
Research on religion, spirituality and health is becoming increasingly incorporated in mainstream health research and practice. According to {NAME}, "{QUOTE}". Furthermore,
 * In {YEAR}, NIH issued a request for proposals (RFP) for research on alcoholism and health
 * The American Psychological Association publishes books on spirituality and health, and many of its recent catalogues have contained sections with that title.

Sources / Reviews
Journals (peer-reviewed) Books Chapters
 * Thoresen, Harris & Oman (2001)
 * Thoresen & Harris (2004)
 * Oman & Thoresen (2005)