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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.
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.
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 (DBT—Dialectical Behavior Therapy and ACT—Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).
- Nasreen Shah, Munir Shah
- 2021
Jan 21, 2005 · Programs in Michigan are designed to be sensitive to cultural and religious issues that could impact the medical care of Muslim women in the United States and to address the unique treatment needs of torture victims from the Middle East.
Aug 27, 2023 · Islamic psychology serves to introduce the theories and practices of early Muslim scholars as an approach to psychotherapy within an Islamic context, providing mental health practitioners a framework for addressing the unique mental health needs of Muslim communities .
Her dissertation focuses on the mental health consequences of singlism (stigma and discrimination associated with being unmarried) for Muslim American women. After completing her degree, she plans on continuing academic research on Muslim mental health.
