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Oct 5, 2007 · Catholics make up 27 percent of the population, but made up 22 percent of responding physicians and 10 percent of the psychiatrists, while Jews, who account for less than 2 percent of the population, made up 14 percent of physicians in the survey and 29 percent of the psychiatrists. Muslim and Hindu psychiatrists closely matched the proportion ...
Sep 29, 2011 · Islam is a monotheistic religion based on revelations to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago which were recorded in the sacred Qur'an (Koran). The word islam in Arabic means "submission ...
Oct 15, 2020 · Whilst “folk models” of mental illness do exist in lay discourse amongst contemporary Muslim communities, which echo to some extant European frameworks of healing and illness in the Middle Ages, the contemporary movement of Islamic psychology being developed by Muslim mental health scholars may be seen as a reclamation of the Islamic teachings and frameworks in mental health during the ...
The Social Justice and Muslim Mental Health Line addresses the psychological impact of discrimination and Islamophobia on the well-being of Muslims. Muslim Americans face various types of discrimination with regard to the unique aspects of their identity, particularly as it intersects with race, ethnicity, gender, and other factors that further marginalize them within society.
Aug 4, 2023 · Research has demonstrated that even Muslim psychiatrists have a religious and cultural context in which mental disorders are understood (Bulbulia & Laher, Citation 2013). This emphasis and reverence toward theology, religious tradition, and cultural beliefs have often led many Arab Muslims to misunderstand mental disorders and their treatment (Fakhr El-Islam, Citation 2008 ).
For example, if professionals pay attention to make counseling services and institutions sensitive to Muslims (e.g., providing prayer places, appropriate restrooms that have water to use for cleaning, and most importantly professionals who have an average knowledge about Islam and strive to enhance their competency to provide a more holistic biopsychosocial spiritual service), then it is more ...
Aug 5, 2015 · When Rania Awaad, M.D., traveled to Damascus to participate in an Islamic sciences summer program when she was 14, little did she know she was embarking on a lifelong journey that would one day lead her to respond to the mental health needs of Muslim women. Rania Awaad, M.D., says that one of the projects at Stanford’s Muslims and Mental ...
