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A critical point for Islam and psychology began with Malik Badri’s Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists where he criticized acontextual effort of mental health providers and researchers in Muslim majority countries to use Western approaches, which were ineffective in reaching the public (Badri, 1979, 2020).
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. The present article discussed the emergence and challenges in the ...
- Naved Iqbal, Rasjid Skinner
- 2021
While many Muslims believe that mental health difficulties represent medical problems, some believe the aetiology of mental health difficulties is associated with beliefs in Evil Eye, possession, black magic9 or as a punishment from Allah for sinful acts.10–12 Additionally, limited access to mental health services for Muslims has also been reported,13 resulting in treatment sought from ...
Naturally, Muslim psychologists have sought satisfaction in the conceptual tools of their trade and in what has been written in Islamic psychology—notably by Badri (The dilemma of Muslim psychologists, MWH London, London, 1979), who critiqued Western psychology from an Islamic perspective, arguing the need to filter out from Western Psychology which was cross-culturally invalid or was in ...
The chapter highlights the importance of ethics and ethical codes in the light of the existing literature. It explains the various ethical dilemmas that can arise in the context of therapy. 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 ...
Feb 4, 2021 · Another problem is that the older generation in the Muslim American community is a proponent of the mental health stigma.Many older members of the community tend to minimize mental health issues ...
Indeed, many of the fundamental principles of the dominant discourse within contemporary secular psychology and psychotherapy are intrinsically opposite to those in the Islamic narrative (Badri, 2008) and for some people, engaging with secular, western-based approaches might even be perceived as a threat to parts of Islam itself (Asamari, 2018, p.58).
