Reflections on Recovery in Mental Health: Perspectives From a Muslim Culture

Eltaiba, Nada; Harries, Maria

doi:10.1080/00981389.2015.1046574

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“…Many participants viewed their spirituality as a journey involving phases of confusion and doubts, insights and opportunities for transformation (Mental Health Foundation, 2002). A final sub-theme Destiny v. autonomy concerned the level of choice and control people conceptualised themselves as having in relation to their religious or spiritual belief systems (Smith and Suto, 2012; Yang et al ., 2012; Eltaiba and Harries, 2015).…”

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“…A variety of Spiritual practices helped participants to cope with their mental health problems with prayer having particular significance (Al-Solaim and Loewenthal, 2011; Eltaiba and Harries, 2015). People's Spiritual relationship , whether with God, a spiritual figure or a higher spiritual power was often significant for participants, being described as central to their faith or the most important relationship of their lives with crucial importance for coping during times of illness (Lilja, et al ., 2016; Hanevik et al ., 2017; Oxhandler et al ., 2018).…”

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The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review

Milner

Crawford

Edgley

et al. 2019

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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Aims Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of spirituality in mental health contexts, a ‘religiosity gap’ exists in the difference in the value placed on spirituality and religion by professionals compared with service users. This may be due to a lack of understanding about the complex ways people connect with spirituality within contemporary society and mental health contexts, and can result in people's spiritual needs being neglected, dismissed or pathologised within clinical practice. The aim of this qualitative systematic review is to characterise the experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties in published qualitative research. Methods An electronic search of seven databases was conducted along with forward and backward citation searching, expert consultation and hand-searching of journals. Thirty-eight studies were included from 4944 reviewed papers. The review protocol was pre-registered (PROSPERO:CRD42017080566). Results A thematic synthesis identified six key themes: Meaning-making (sub-themes: Multiple explanations; Developmental journey; Destiny v. autonomy), Identity, Service-provision, Talk about it, Interaction with symptoms (sub-themes: Interactive meaning-making; Spiritual disruption) and Coping (sub-themes: Spiritual practices; Spiritual relationship; Spiritual struggles; Preventing suicide), giving the acronym MISTIC. Conclusions This qualitative systematic review provides evidence of the significant role spirituality plays in the lives of many people who experience mental health difficulties. It indicates the importance of mental health professionals being aware of and prepared to support the spiritual dimension of people using services. The production of a theory-based framework can inform efforts by health providers to understand and address people's spiritual needs as part of an integrated holistic approach towards care.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review

Milner

Crawford

Edgley

et al. 2019

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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“…Results of different studies also show that there is a significant relationship between spiritual understanding and mental health. [16,25,26] Researches on "the effects of spirituality on health" have shown that spirituality is associated with lower amount of diseases and greater longevity. [27,28] When faced with an injury, people who have spiritual orientations respond better to treatments and better cope with injuries and defects.…”

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The effect of the Quran recitation on mental health of the Iranian medical staff

Darabinia

Gorji

Afzali

2017

JNEP

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This study was conducted with aim of determine the effect of the Quran recitation on mental health of the medical staff of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (Sari, Iran). This quasi-experiment study was done in 2016. According to same study 80 medical staff of Mazandaran University of medical sciences (Mazandaran, Iran) were gathered according to inclusion criteria's. Inclusion criteria's were (i) complete satisfaction to study, (ii) no having mental or physical disorders. In case of emergency events participants were excluded from study. Then participants randomly distributed to two groups (40 participants in control and experimental group). Experimental group listened to some verses of the Holy Quran for 3 months at the beginning of each working day for 3 minutes, while the control group didn't receive the Quran recitation. The findings showed that 45% of staffs were male and 55% of staffs were women. The average age of staffs was 44.87 ± 3.56. The mean of mental health and all its domains, after hearing the verses of the Quran, in experimental group was higher than the control group (p < .05). Also women indicated a higher average score than men on mental health, behavioral and socio emotional domains. As a final conclusion and on the basis of the findings of this study; it can be said, particularly in Muslim communities, hearing the Quran recitations improves the mental state of the people. Therefore, it is recommended to use the Quran recitations to reinforce positive emotions and psychological comfort for Muslim staffs.

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“…22 Notably, each pillar is strongly connected to prayer and devotion, a source of strength important to recovery from illness. 23 Maintaining personal cleanliness and a clean space to pray in health care settings in the midst of illness are particular challenges. This is an important concern for Muslim patients with advanced illness who spend a good deal of time in hospitals, clinics, and other health care environments.…”

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Supporting Muslim Patients During Advanced Illness

Boucher

Siddiqui

Koenig

2017

TPJ

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Religion is an important part of many patients' cultural perspectives and value systems that influence them during advanced illness and toward the end of life when they directly face mortality. Worldwide violence perpetrated by people identifying as Muslim has been a growing fear for people living in the US and elsewhere. This fear has further increased by the tense rhetoric heard from the recent US presidential campaign and the new presidential administration. For many, this includes fear of all Muslims, the second-largest religious group in the world with 1.6 billion adherents and approximately 3.5 million in the US alone. Patient-centered care requires health professionals to look past news headlines and unchecked social media so they can deliver high-quality care to all patients. This article explores areas of importance in the context of advanced illness for practitioners of Islam. These include the conditions needed for prayer, the roles of medical treatment and religious authority, the importance of modesty, the religious concordance of clinicians, the role of family in medical decision making, advance care planning, and pain and symptom management. Initial recommendations to optimize care for Muslim patients and their families, informed by the described tenets of Muslim faith, are provided for clinicians and health systems administrators. These include Islamic cultural awareness training for staff, assessment of patients and families to determine needs, health education and decision-making outreach, and community health partnerships with local Islamic institutions.

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Reflections on Recovery in Mental Health: Perspectives From a Muslim Culture

Cited by 52 publications

References 15 publications

The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review

The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review

The effect of the Quran recitation on mental health of the Iranian medical staff

Supporting Muslim Patients During Advanced Illness

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