Editing Intercession (section)

==Studies==
{{main|Studies on intercessory prayer}}
Some religions claim that praying for somebody who is sick can have positive effects on the health of the person being prayed for.

[[meta-study|Meta-studies]] of the literature in the field have been performed showing evidence only for no effect or a potentially small effect. For instance, a 2006 meta analysis on 14 studies concluded that there is "no discernible effect" while a 2007 systemic review of intercessory prayer reported inconclusive results, noting that 7 of 17 studies had "small, but significant, effect sizes" but the review noted that the most methodologically rigorous studies failed to produce significant findings.<ref name="Masters">K. Masters, G. Spielmans, J. Goodson "Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer? A meta-analytic review." ''[[Annals of Behavioral Medicine]]'' 2006 Aug;32(1):21–26. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16827626]</ref><ref name=DRHodge>David R. Hodge, "A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature on Intercessory Prayer" in ''Research on Social Work Practice'' March 2007 vol. 17 no. 2 174–187 {{doi|10.1177/1049731506296170}} [http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/17/2/174.abstract Article abstract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202025826/http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/17/2/174.abstract |date=2011-12-02 }} [http://www.sagepub.com/vaughnstudy/articles/intervention/Hodge.pdf Full length article]</ref>