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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 21, 2005 · One of the psychiatrists at the center who treats torture victims is Pravin Soni, M.D., a Hindu who comes from a long line of English-speaking Indian physicians. Soni graduated from the M.P. Shah Medical School in Jamnagar, part of the Punjab state in West India, and grew up around Muslims.
Aug 4, 2023 · Islamic culture is believed to significantly impact how Arab Muslims understand and approach mental health disorders and treatments. Numerous Arabic texts on mental disorders and treatment consider Islamic teachings to be a reliable source of information for mental health interventions and therapies.
As such, the present paper summarises new directions in the mental health and religion literature, with a focus on the mental health of Muslims in English-speaking countries. Keywords: Religion, mental health, Islam, clergy, Muslim mental health.
Aug 5, 2015 · Rania Awaad, M.D., says that one of the projects at Stanford’s Muslims and Mental Health Research Lab, of which she is the director, is developing a religiously congruent psychotherapeutic framework for treating Muslims with mental health problems. Steve Fisch Photography. Open in viewer.
Jul 16, 2021 · The chapter discusses the versatility of Islamic teachings, focusing on terminology, worldview, and mental health. Islamic principles are aligned with specific therapeutic tools (mindfulness, meditation, and visualization) and therapeutic approaches...
Oct 15, 2020 · This article has shown that, in the Islamic tradition, a specific focus on holistic health and duty of care to the sick informed the development of discourses, moved beyond cultural models, to more investigatory, systematic, and empirical methods.
