Islamic Perspectives on Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being and Treatment

Keshavarzi, Hooman; Ali, Bilal

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00512-2_4

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“…Feeling connected with God enables mental health practitioners to recognize, connect with, and acknowledge their clients' psychological distress (Oman, 2018). The helping professions represent both a spiritual mission that involves carrying out God's will and receiving social recognition as 'good believers' (M umen) and a pathway to personal and spiritual growth (la Hola w la Quah ela bi Allah-we do not have strength unless God gives us strength) (Keshavarzi & Ali, 2019). This outlook means that mental health care providers help their Muslim clients to cope with psychological trauma by drawing on their own spirituality, and view psychological practice and care as integrated with the Islamic spiritual tradition (Abu-Raiya et al, 2008).…”

Section: Meaningfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking sense of coherence: Perceptions of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in a group of Palestinian health care providers operating in the West Bank and Israel

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Dhaouadi

Afana

2020

Transcult Psychiatry

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Drawing on a salutogenic perspective, we explored sense of coherence (SOC) in a group of Palestinian mental health care providers living and working in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (West Bank). Specifically, we conducted a qualitative exploration of the cultural characteristics of SOC and its components ( comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness) in two groups of Palestinian Muslim helpers. We found that context-specific features of SOC can mobilize generalized resistance resources for coping with traumatic and stressful experiences, even in an environment characterized by political instability, military violence, and social trauma. Ten main themes emerged from the thematic content analysis: acceptance, reacting to adversity, acknowledging human insecurity (comprehensibility), self-control, talking to family, education as a resource for survival, connecting to the severity of the event, responsibility as a source of control (manageability), religiosity, and sense of belonging (meaningfulness). The Islamic faith, as expressed through the concepts of Sumud and Taslim, seemed to permeate individuals’ ability to attribute meaning to historical and transgenerational trauma, as well as to their ongoing traumatic conditions, thus acting as their ultimate source of health and wellbeing. A holistic, spiritual, and collectivist outlook helped respondents to approach their lives with optimism. We discuss the implications for mental health care providers and future research directions.

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Section: Meaningfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking sense of coherence: Perceptions of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in a group of Palestinian health care providers operating in the West Bank and Israel

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Dhaouadi

Afana

2020

Transcult Psychiatry

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“…Grzegorczykowa, 2006;Maldjieva, 2018). Podobne bliskie współczesnym definicjom rozumienie duchowości spotykane jest też wśród sanskryckich terminów w języku chińskim, gdzie również jest nawiązanie do tego, co święte (Pargament, Mahoney, 2009;Oman, Paranajipe, 2018), gdzie wyraża ducha, energię, która wypełnia niebo, ziemię, naturę i wszechświat (Mok, Wong, Wong, 2010) czy też w niektórych aspektach w islamie, gdzie szczególnym przejawem duchowości jest bliskość do duchowego wymiaru Boga i wewnętrzne piękno człowieka (Keshavarzi, Ali, 2019).…”

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W POSZUKIWANIU DOBRA. W perspektywie jednostkowej i społecznej

2020

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“…The final important consideration to bear in mind when discussing value conflicts in clinical practice is the Islamic system of internal moral principles, sometimes termed fiqh al-bāṭin or the inner dimensions of ethics (Keshavarzi & Ali, 2018a). In balancing the injunctions of "commanding the good and forbidding the evil," several moral principles must be kept in mind.…”

Section: Moral Principlesmentioning

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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health Practice Between Professional Ethics and Islamic Values

Elzamzamy

Keshavarzi

2019

JIFP

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Religiously committed mental health practitioners frequently encounter situations in which their perceived or actual religious mandates are at odds with their client’s values, leaving them in an ethical conundrum as to how to reconcile these values with the mandates of their professional ethical codes of conduct. Examples of such conflicts include dealing with cases involving abortion, sexual orientation, gender identity, consensual extramarital affairs, substance and alcohol use, as well as working with clients who display a minimal adherence to basic Islamic rituals and tenets. Precedents to such conflicts have led to serious legal consequences in some cases (DeSantis, 2012; Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley, 2010). Such conflicts are commonplace and particularly important for Muslim mental health professionals operating in the United States and other Western European countries that have secular professional codes of ethics. This paper is a “narrative literature review” that attempts to frame the discussion about value conflicts commonly experienced by Muslim mental health clinicians working within the Islamic legal and ethical discourses in the American context. This is done by analyzing the origins of some of these conflicts as well as providing potential resolutions. First, the relevant mental health philosophies, principles, codes, and definitions are examined. Second, the authors highlight how the Islamic maqāṣid (the higher objectives of Islamic law) and uṣūl (legal maxims), as well as Islamic standard practices, morals, and professional ethics, appear to contribute to the ethical dilemma. Different approaches to conflict resolution and reconciliation between Islamic mandates and ethical dilemmas are presented to help clinicians navigate their professional practice within ethical guidelines while remaining faithful to their religious values.

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Islamic Perspectives on Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being and Treatment

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Rethinking sense of coherence: Perceptions of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in a group of Palestinian health care providers operating in the West Bank and Israel

Rethinking sense of coherence: Perceptions of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in a group of Palestinian health care providers operating in the West Bank and Israel

W POSZUKIWANIU DOBRA. W perspektywie jednostkowej i społecznej

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health Practice Between Professional Ethics and Islamic Values

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