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[1] Roberts, L; Ahmed, I; Hall, S. Intercessory Prayers for the Alleviation of Ill Health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Volume 1(2007).
Application to project: Comparing the usefullness of prayer in a medical setting as opposed to letting science do the work. Examples of when it works and comparing it to situations in Grey's Anatomy.
[2] Koenig, HG; Larson, DB; Larson, SS. Religion and coping with serious medical illness. The Annals of Pharmacology. Volume 35 (2001).
Application to project: Discusses the difference between mental and physical illness and religion.
[3] Astrow, AB; Puchalski, CM; Sulmasy, DP. Religion, spirituality and healthcare: social, ethical and practical considerations. The American Journal of Medicine. Volume 110 (2001).
Application to project: A discussion on what is ethical in regards to dealing with patients' spirituality/religions.
[4] Herbert, RS. Patient perspectives on spirituality and the patient-physician relationship. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Volume 16 (2001).
Application to project: Opinions from the patients view-point on how physician handle or should handle the religious needs of a patient.
[5] Seybold, KS. The Role of Spirituality in Mental and Physical Health. Current Directions in Psychological Science. Volume 10 (2001).
Application to Project: A psychological perspective on combining spirituality with healthcare. This information will support the different ways of thinking the characters have.
Books
[6] Dowbiggin, Ian Robert. A Consice History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God and Medicine. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
Application to project: This book gives an explanation of the practice of euthanasia. It helps to support some of the idea in Grey's involving death and the choice to fight to live or give up.
[7] Opp, James William. The Lord for the Body: Religion, Medicine and Protestant Healing in Canada. Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press (2005).
Application to project: A distinctly Canadian standpoint on healing from a religious, and more specifically Protestant, standpoint.
[8] Karren, Keith. Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions and Relationships. San Francisco, Montreal: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings (2006).
Application to project: Information on how a certain mindset or emotional situation can effect the recovery process and for that matter, everyday life. This information will support some of the actions of the characters in the show.
Websites
[9] CNN
Application to project: A scientists perspective on religions place in the medical field. Includes the idea that faith and medicine can but work harmoniously.
[10] Fox News - Online Article
Application to project: Spirituality and medicine conflicting, make a recovery more difficult.
[11] Hollywood Jesus
Application to project: Finding religion and religious ideals in the characters of Grey's Anatomy.
[12] About.com
Application to project: More information on the argument of whether prayer can aid in the healing process.
[13] Grey's Anatomy Fansite
Application to project: Information about the show itself, its creator and the cast members.
[14] Youtube
Application to project: Source for videos of various scenes in the show pertinent to the subject of spirituality.
[15] Official Grey's Anatomy Site
Application to project: Transcripts of the show, cast bios, and facts.
[16] Jesus As A Doctor?
Application to project: Interesting facts about why Jesus can be viewed as being similar to a doctor.
[17] Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
Application to project: Resource full of information on the show, videos, pictures and episode guides.
[18] Grey's Anatomy Insider
Application to project: More information and interpretation of specific episodes, as well as some fun facts and pictures.