20201218

Abstract

Researchers from around the world have conducted numerous studies in the last few decades exploring the unique cultural and religious nuances of the application of clinical psychology to Muslim clients as a response to the traditional Eurocentric narratives of psychology. This paper is a review of the last 10 years of research within this domain. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify research topical trends in the literature related to the subject. The following five themes emerged: 1) Unification of western psychological models with Islamic beliefs and practices; 2) Research on historical accounts of Islamic Psychology and its rebirth 76 Amber Haque, Fahad Khan, Hooman Keshavarzi, and Abdallah Rothman in the modern era; 3) Development of theoretical models and frameworks within Islamic Psychology; 4) Development of interventions and techniques within Islamic psychology; and 5) Development of assessment tools and scales normed for use with Muslims. Recommendations are also provided to help direct future research efforts to expand underdeveloped areas in this field.

Eating Disorder of a Muslim American “Hijabi” Woman: Case Study and Cultural Formulation

“…Regardless of the substantial mental health related issues Muslims face, many refuse to seek psychotherapy services (Haque et al, 2016). Hesitation to seek treatment is largely due to the lack of religiously oriented approaches to therapy.…”

Islamic anti-patriarchal liberation psychology: A framework to decolonize psychology for Muslims

“…Although one may prefer to believe such imaginings are in the past, Orientalist representations of Muslims in psychological literature are currently present (see Vandello, 2016) which render the West as rational, thinking, logical, and intellectual while Islam is painted as brutish, radical, irrational, and illogical. Indeed, much of the quantitative psychological research on Muslims paints Muslims in unsophisticated ways, excluding analyses of the many contextual factors that impact the lives of Muslims (Amer & Bagasra, 2013;Haque et al, 2016;Sheridan & North, 2004).…”

Toward a Framework for Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy: An Islamic Model of the Soul

“…Over the past few decades, the question of how best to define and realize the integration of Islam and psychology has gained much attention, culminating in what Kaplick and Skinner (2017) call an “Islam and psychology movement.” Despite the fact that in 1979 Malik Badri cautioned Muslim psychologists against adopting Western theories and called for an Islamic paradigm of psychology, the majority of research efforts within this movement over the past 10 years have focused on cultural or religious adaptations of Western models (Haque et al 2016). A uniquely Islamic theoretical framework for an Islamic psychology has yet to be established.…”

“…While there is a dearth of literature and research on the psyche, the self or the soul within the realm of Islam and psychology (Haque et al 2016; Kaplick and Skinner 2017), these few papers have been useful in laying some groundwork and suggesting potential directions for further expansion of a theoretical framework for the domain. What all of these efforts have in common is that, although their concepts and principles were taken directly from sources within the Islamic tradition, the synthesis and understanding of these concepts were the product of only one or two individuals whose expertise is mainly in the field of psychology.…”