The understanding of mental illness is not universal. The way certain conditions are labeled in different settings, and how they are expressed in different cultures, need to be taken into consideration (Swartz, 2002). Current understandings of mental illness are rooted in Western paradigms and fail to incorporate indigenous understanding (Swartz, 2002). It is also argued that religion may play an imperative role in persistent and potentially effective methods of coping for people with mental illness (Tepper, Rogers, Coleman, & Malony, 2001). Stigma is also believed to play an intrinsic role in the perceptions that people within small communities have regarding mental illness as a whole (Mason, Carlisle, Watkins, & Whitehead, 2001). It is po...
ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the healing methods of Muslim religious healing with respect t...
There has been an increase in recent years in the effort to raise awareness of mental health issues,...
Objectives: Cultural beliefs often affect people’s attitude toward mental illness and their help-see...
Background. Western definitions of, and approaches to, mental illness have been critiqued for their ...
Abstract: Attitudes, beliefs and res5onses to mental illness and the mentally ill are significantly ...
Background: 1 in 4 people experience mental health problems at some point during their lives and Mus...
Background. Mental health literacy on the part of medical practitioners is an important component of...
This research involves an exploration of Muslims’ attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mental h...
Abstract Background Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and ...
(ICD-10)[2] define mental illness in terms of the existence of a clinically recognisable set of symp...
Religion constitutes an important element in every society as regards coping with the demands as wel...
BACKGROUND: Stigma related to mental illness affects all ethnic groups, contributing to the producti...
Background: Distress is experienced, understood, expressed and communicated differently across vario...
Objectives: The aim of this research was to explore with a heterogeneous Muslim population their und...
Little is known about the impacts of migration, adjustment, and acculturation on mental health, part...
ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the healing methods of Muslim religious healing with respect t...
There has been an increase in recent years in the effort to raise awareness of mental health issues,...
Objectives: Cultural beliefs often affect people’s attitude toward mental illness and their help-see...
Background. Western definitions of, and approaches to, mental illness have been critiqued for their ...
Abstract: Attitudes, beliefs and res5onses to mental illness and the mentally ill are significantly ...
Background: 1 in 4 people experience mental health problems at some point during their lives and Mus...
Background. Mental health literacy on the part of medical practitioners is an important component of...
This research involves an exploration of Muslims’ attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mental h...
Abstract Background Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and ...
(ICD-10)[2] define mental illness in terms of the existence of a clinically recognisable set of symp...
Religion constitutes an important element in every society as regards coping with the demands as wel...
BACKGROUND: Stigma related to mental illness affects all ethnic groups, contributing to the producti...
Background: Distress is experienced, understood, expressed and communicated differently across vario...
Objectives: The aim of this research was to explore with a heterogeneous Muslim population their und...
Little is known about the impacts of migration, adjustment, and acculturation on mental health, part...
ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the healing methods of Muslim religious healing with respect t...
There has been an increase in recent years in the effort to raise awareness of mental health issues,...
Objectives: Cultural beliefs often affect people’s attitude toward mental illness and their help-see...