Add to ORKGIntroduction: A recent study commissioned by the Scottish Government on the prevalence of mental disorders in Muslims in Scotland revealed that over 50% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria for a mental illness. Stigma is a major barrier to mental health services and despite the availability of effective treatment, many Muslims in Scotland with mental health difficulties continue to suffer in silence. The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) Scotland branch organized a mental health conference in Glasgow to improve Mental Health Literacy and challenge mental health related stigma in the Scottish Muslim community. The conference was comprised of: A counsellor with a background of Islamic psychology, a psychiatrist and an Imam...
Over 1.5 million Muslims live in the UK, many in poor socioeconomic circumstances and facing social ...
PURPOSE: Although the impact of discrimination on mental health has been increasingly discussed, ...
Background: Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and elucidat...
Introduction: A recent study commissioned by the Scottish Government on the prevalence of mental dis...
Background: 1 in 4 people experience mental health problems at some point during their lives and Mus...
Background: Mental health problems are common in Muslim communities however due to fear of exposure ...
Higher income societies have moved from institutional to community-based care for people experiencin...
The understanding of mental illness is not universal. The way certain conditions are labeled in diff...
Background: There are higher levels of psychological distress in healthcare professionals and studen...
This research report explores the nature of Muslim belief in phenomena such as ‘jinn’ (spiritual bei...
Perceived discrimination, a subjective appraisal of disadvantageous treatment on the grounds of iden...
The allegation that, ‘Being Muslim means that you cannot be British’ is often made. In view of this,...
The rise of radicalisation, the ‘demonization’ of Muslims in the media and the immigration crisis in...
Background: A sound mental health is the key component of health and the absence of mental health co...
Although Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, there continues to be misconceptions and an o...
Over 1.5 million Muslims live in the UK, many in poor socioeconomic circumstances and facing social ...
PURPOSE: Although the impact of discrimination on mental health has been increasingly discussed, ...
Background: Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and elucidat...
Introduction: A recent study commissioned by the Scottish Government on the prevalence of mental dis...
Background: 1 in 4 people experience mental health problems at some point during their lives and Mus...
Background: Mental health problems are common in Muslim communities however due to fear of exposure ...
Higher income societies have moved from institutional to community-based care for people experiencin...
The understanding of mental illness is not universal. The way certain conditions are labeled in diff...
Background: There are higher levels of psychological distress in healthcare professionals and studen...
This research report explores the nature of Muslim belief in phenomena such as ‘jinn’ (spiritual bei...
Perceived discrimination, a subjective appraisal of disadvantageous treatment on the grounds of iden...
The allegation that, ‘Being Muslim means that you cannot be British’ is often made. In view of this,...
The rise of radicalisation, the ‘demonization’ of Muslims in the media and the immigration crisis in...
Background: A sound mental health is the key component of health and the absence of mental health co...
Although Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, there continues to be misconceptions and an o...
Over 1.5 million Muslims live in the UK, many in poor socioeconomic circumstances and facing social ...
PURPOSE: Although the impact of discrimination on mental health has been increasingly discussed, ...
Background: Determining the potential barriers responsible for delaying access to care, and elucidat...