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Muslim populations in Western countries are growing, and they face biopsychosocial, spiritual, and economic challenges. Although Islam gives utmost attention to mental health stability, Muslims tend to underutilize mental health services.
Jan 9, 2021 · Three different trends have been identified in this area: the Islamic filter approach, the comparison approach, and the Islamic psychology approach. However, despite more than 40 years of work, there is a considerable lack of progress in the development of this paradigm.
- Naved Iqbal, Rasjid Skinner
- 2021
Moreover, it specifically explains the various ethical dilemmas experienced by Muslim psychologists with case examples to strengthen the argument. The worldview of the Muslim therapist is emphasized and the religious sensitivity in the outlook explained.
- Abstract
- Purpose of This Study
- Literature Review Summary and Some Example Studies for the Main Factors
- Importance of TPB/TRA
- Cultural Beliefs About Mental Health Issues—First Factor
- Implications
- Acknowledgements
Muslim populations in Western countries are growing, and they face biopsychoso-cial, spiritual, and economic challenges. Although Islam gives utmost attention to mental health stability, Muslims tend to underutilize mental health services. Mental health professionals, whether they be researchers, practitioners, or trainers working in schools, coll...
Our purpose in this manuscript was (a) to propose a concept map that included key factors that explain how Muslims populations approach mental health services utili-zation and (b) to ofer an empirically testable contextual theoretical framework that may help clarify Muslims decision making in relation to seeking out mental health services.
We read the identified research systematically and identified themes related to fac-tors that impact Muslim’s consumption of mental health services. We reviewed the articles to identify a mental health concept, conceptual or theoretical foundation, and/or mental health approach related to Muslim mental health. See Table 1 for a summary of the arti...
There are several reasons that TPB/TRA is important. First and foremost, it has been utilized in many diferent disciplines with a range of topics and provided significant results. Second is that it includes crucial constructs and a clear model, rather than so many constructs that it is empirically dificult to test. Third, the theory provides detail...
Cultural beliefs related to mental health consist of beliefs that emerge from either religious belief and/or culture related to the cause and treatment of mental issues (Tanhan, 2017). Traditional Islamic beliefs regarding the causes of mental illness are supernatural, and they may originate from theological bases and have the capac-ity to cause sy...
We have provided detailed implications for mental health professionals in four spe-cific areas: practice, research, training, and advocacy.
We do deeply appreciate the support from all the participants, board members of Muslim Student Association (MSA) and Research for Muslims Association (RAM), faculty members at the counseling department Drs. Kelly Wester, L. DiAnne Borders, Carrie Wachter Morris, James Ben-shof, Laura M Gonzalez, Christine Murray, Denisha Champion, and Amber L. Pope...
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- Ahmet Tanhan, J Scott Young
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- 2021
Jan 1, 2016 · In it, he elaborates the dilemma that Muslim psychologists face when they come across psychological theories that contradict their Islamic belief. Dr. Badri critiques two theories: (1) Behaviorism; (2) Psychoanalysis (especially the Freudian variant).
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Feb 4, 2021 · Muslim Americans often fear being thought of as weak and nontheistic for having a psychological disorder—perhaps more than any other group. In contrast to the individualism that is dominant in...
This article highlights some of the theoretical dilemmas of integration and suggests ways to bridge the existing gap between secular and Islamic literature and avoid alienating those individuals who might feel uncomfortable with secular CBT teachings.
