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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.
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.
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.
The Islamic Psychology line integrates traditional Islamic principles and psychology to develop an Islamically orientated-approach to psychotherapy. It aims to bridge modern psychology and Islamic principles to destigmatize mental health.
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.
Using Islamic values and beliefs can be beneficial in treatment of mentally ill Muslims, through incorporation of Islamic beliefs that help in drug adherence and modification of different psychotherapeutic techniques to suit Muslim patients.
Jul 16, 2021 · Early Islamic scholars were actively engaged in the treatment of the mind and body. An Islamic focus on mental health can be traced back to the ninth century with notable figures such as Al-Kindi, who wrote books on cognitive approaches for depression; Al-Razi, who discussed “different types of melancholia, hypochondria, and effects of ...
