Outlining a Psychotherapy Model for Enhancing Muslim Mental Health Within an Islamic Context

Keshavarzi, Hooman; Haque, Amber

doi:10.1080/10508619.2012.712000

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“…In particular, scholars have reported that AMIs commonly view mental illness as the consequence of a poor relationship with God Joshanloo, 2013;Keshavarzi & Haque, 2014). Another frequently cited explanation is that evil spirits (known as jinn), black magic, or the evil eye cause(s) mental illness in the religiously weak (Haque, 2004;Islam & Campbell, 2012).…”

Section: Macrosystem Mental Health Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

American Muslim Immigrant Mental Health: The Role of Racism and Mental Health Stigma

Phillips¹,

Lauterbach²

2017

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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Researchers have found that many American Muslim immigrants (AMIs) suffer from mental health problems, and an array of studies have identified racism and mental health stigma as key factors that negatively impact AMI psychological wellbeing. To date, no one has synthesized this literature into a cohesive review. To address this need, we have reviewed literature on racism and mental health stigma using Bronfenbrenner's (1977) Ecological Systems Theory as an intersectional framework. Our findings indicate that AMIs' mental health is impacted by racism and mental health stigma that emanate from distal (i.e., macrosystem) and proximal (i.e., microsystem) settings. We highlight the interactions among these factors, identify gaps in the literature, and detail clinical implications. Specified future directions emphasize the need for more empirical research that considers AMI mental health through a transactional lens.Keywords: Ecological Systems Theory, Islamophobia, Mental Health Stigma, Muslim immigrants, Muslim Mental Health American Muslim immigrant (AMI) mental health is an increasingly salient topic that has received comparatively little empirical attention (Abu-Ras et al.,

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Section: Macrosystem Mental Health Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

American Muslim Immigrant Mental Health: The Role of Racism and Mental Health Stigma

Phillips¹,

Lauterbach²

2017

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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“…Although there exist many similarities between the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), the specific approaches to dealing with psychological and spiritual issues may vary across theologies. It may have been more suitable to use some of the traditional approaches within Islam by scholars such as al-Ghazali, al-Razi, al-Balkhi, and Shah Waliullah, many of whom detail what could be considered early iterations of what is now know as CBT (Hermansen, 1982;Keshavarzi & Haque, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…With regard to articles, Keshavarzi and Haque (2013) present an Islamically integrated framework that offers a model based upon theoretical underpinnings that are inherently Islamic. They provided insights into the psychology of Islam with respect to pathology, health, human behavior, and spirituality, along with informing a guiding framework for psychological intervention within an Islamic context.…”

Section: Theme 2: Historical Accounts Of Islamic Psychologymentioning

confidence: 99%

20201218

Haque¹,

Khan²,

Keshavarzi³

et al. 2016

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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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.

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“…Among the handful of studies that have attempted to tackle the ambitious project of developing a uniquely Islamic psychological framework, the work of Keshavarzi and Haque (2013) is important as it articulates many of the necessary considerations in this endeavor. They discuss a broad range of considerations, including cultural attitudes to and religious perspectives on mental health, but they focus on the four aspects of the soul (the nafs or lower self, the qalb or heart, the aql or intellect, and the ruh or spirit) that were identified/elaborated in the twelfth century by al-Ghazali (2015) and have been referenced by many authors in the ‘Islam and psychology’ movement (for example, Abu-Raiya 2012; Haque 2004; Skinner 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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

2018

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A uniquely Islamic theoretical framework for an Islamic psychology has yet to be established. To do so requires that we understand how human beings are conceptualized within the cosmology that characterizes the Islamic tradition. This paper presents a model of the soul from within an Islamic paradigm, generated through a grounded theory analysis of interviews with 18 key informants with relevant academic or religious expertise. The model elaborates aspects of a mechanism for the development of the soul that constitutes a potential foundation for an Islamic theory of human psychology and has particular relevance for Islamic approaches to psychotherapy.

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Outlining a Psychotherapy Model for Enhancing Muslim Mental Health Within an Islamic Context

Cited by 75 publications

References 44 publications

American Muslim Immigrant Mental Health: The Role of Racism and Mental Health Stigma

American Muslim Immigrant Mental Health: The Role of Racism and Mental Health Stigma

20201218

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

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