Along with a small handful of other physicians (such as Bernie Siegel), he was early in orienting his patient advocacy along lines of New Age principles, preceding even the better known Deepak Chopra in that field.
[3] Dossey's "nonlocality" approach involves sending "healing energy" (though prayer, meditation, visualization, etc) to distant patients.
Posner in a review has stated that Dossey uncritically accepts psychic powers, parapsychology experiments and dubious claims such as voodoo or "distant healing" as genuine, whilst ignoring the literature that has refuted these subjects.
'"[13] The Belfast Telegraph described Dossey as a "distinguished American physician" and a "New York Times best-selling author", while quoting his views on Lorna Byrne.
[15] The "Jacket Copy" blog of the Los Angeles Times interviewed Dossey and quoted him extensively when reviewing one of his books.