Can prayer help heal what doctors and drugs alone can’t? Armed with up-to-the-minute scientific evidence and remarkable case histories, practising physician Dale Matthews confirms that the partnership of prayer and medicine can be profoundly effective in the treatment of both mind and body. The Faith Factor demonstrates that the neglect of religious values and practices in medical settings has serious implications in the treatment of hypertension, drug abuse, depression, cancer, heart disease, and more. In this groundbreaking book, Dr Matthews also explains how patients can develop their own spiritual program for healing and offer and easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach for incorporating prayer into treatment.