Journal of Muslim Mental Health最新文献

{"title":"Black Muslim Women's Use of Spirituality and Religion as Domestic Violence Coping Strategies","authors":"O. B. Oyewuwo","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.101","url":null,"abstract":"Women use multiple strategies to cope with domestic violence, including religion and spirituality. While there is a body of research on domestic violence in the American Muslim community, little exists on the domestic violence experiences of a large concentration of Muslims in the United States – Black women. This article reports findings of a small- scale qualitative study that examined Black Muslim women’s use of religion and spirituality to cope with domestic violence. Five themes emerged: seeking help from religious leaders, prayer, using Quranic wisdom, spiritual cleansing, and connecting to a larger purpose. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43631140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental Health Laws and Reflections on Culture: The Case of United Arab Emirates","authors":"A. Haque","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.103","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces the reader to mental health laws and concerned governmental bodies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The native culture and shariah laws pertinent to mental health are discussed. It is noted that the mental health sector of the country has come a long way and with new initiatives and strategies in health sector will continue to improve. Some challenges and their implications are noted with a set of recommendations. The UAE population in 2018 was estimated to be 9.54 million, up from 2014’s estimation of 9.44 million. Emirati nationals make up only ten percent of the population, and the country has the 7th highest migration rate in the world at 12.36 % (World Population Review, 2018). The population was estimated to have increased as much as 65 % between 2006 and 2010, with the migration rate at 21.71 % (UAE National Bureau of Statistics 2010). Established in 1971, the UAE is considered a fairly developed country given that their healthcare service infrastructure is reaching international standards. However, the national healthcare system’s meeting the growing needs of the population continues to be a challenge. Experts have voiced concerns about “doing more” to address mental health issues and the stigma and negativity associated with the term mental inhibits development of effective programs in the country (Sayed, 2015; Al Darmaki & Yaakieb, 2015; The National, Oct 2014; AlSayed, 2010). The stigma and the existing culture of silence results in late diagnoses of psychiatric conditions, and a belief that mental health is contagious has deterred the locals from both seeking psychiatric help and joining the field of mental health as a","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42726609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Psychometric Properties of Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form in Jordanian University Students","authors":"A. Rayan, O. Baker, M. Fawaz","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.102","url":null,"abstract":"Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help ScaleShort Form (ATSPPHSF) is a commonly used measure of mental health treatment attitudes, but its reliability and validity in an Arabicspeaking population have yet to be established. The purpose of this study is to examine the theoretical structure and the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of ATSPPHSF among university students. A sample of 519 students completed the study. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the factor structure of ATSPPHSF. The relationship between the ATSPPHSF and stigma toward mental illness were explored to examine the convergent validity. The results indicate that the 10item ATSPPHSF had a singlefactor structure. Additionally, the ATSPPHSF had shown an evidence of adequate internal consistency reliability and convergent validity. This preliminary study supports using the Arabic version of the 10item ATSPPHSF. 1. Corresponding author: Ahmed_rayan87@yahoo.com 24 Ahmad Rayan, Omar Baker, and Mirna Fawaz","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44075268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Review of Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy: Uniting Faith and Professional Practice, edited by Dr. Carrie York Al-Karam","authors":"Sarah Huxtable Mohr","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0014.104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48050720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Muslim Faith Leaders: De Facto Mental Health Providers and Key Allies in Dismantling Barriers Preventing British Muslims from Accessing Mental Health Care","authors":"Sazan Meran, O. Mason","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.202","url":null,"abstract":"British Muslims habitually respond to the onset of mental illhealth by turning to their faith leaders. How Muslim faith leaders manage these encounters remains largely unexplored. In this study, 41 Muslim religious leaders in the UK completed vignettebased surveys depicting an individual meeting DSMIV criteria for depression or schizophrenia. Participants were questioned regarding beliefs about etiology and treatment, counseling training and activity, and referral behavior; stigma levels were also measured. Muslim faith leaders were found to exhibit low stigma, provide substantial informal counseling, and routinely refer individuals to mainstream mental health services. They simultaneously embraced environ24 Sazan Meran and Oliver Mason mental, biological, and religious causes for mental illness. Muslim faith leaders emerge as potential allies in efforts to improve mental health outcomes for British Muslims, by challenging community stigma and collaborating with mental health professionals to deliver holistic care. In 2005, the U.K. Department of Health published an action plan for delivering race equality in mental health care and found a significant need to provide culturally appropriate services to individuals from ethnic minorities, as well as address high levels of distrust of mental health professionals among these groups (Department of Health, 2005). With an estimated population of 2.7 million, British Muslims form the second largest religious group in the U.K. and are one of the most rapidly growing minority groups, with 1.2 million more people identifying as Muslim between 2001 and 2011, representing a jump from 3 to 5 percent of the overall population (Office for National Statistics [ONS], 2013). Muslims in the U.K. form a heterogeneous and ethnically diverse group, with 68 percent from a South Asian background, 10 percent reporting as Black (African/Caribbean or British), and 11 percent identifying as ‘Other Ethnic Group’ (ONS, 2013). British Muslims are among the worst affected by health inequalities, and have the highest reported rates of illness and disability of all minority groups (Hussain, 2009; Sheikh, 2007). In the current political climate, where Muslims are increasingly portrayed negatively (Ahmed & Matthes, 2017), the mental health of this group is under particular threat (Sheridan, 2006; Ali, Milstein, & Marzuk, 2005; Ali, Liu, & Humedian, 2004). A study of Muslims living in Britain, France, and Germany found that perceived Islamophobia predicted higher levels of psychological distress and perceived stress (Kunst, Sam, & Ulleberg, 2013), and evidence suggests that South Asian populations in the U.K. have a heightened risk of psychological morbidity (Fazil & Cochrane, 2003). Minority ethnic groups face barriers to accessing mental health services, due in part to mistrust of mental healthcare professionals and stigma within communities (Bowl, 2007; Williams, Turpin, & Hardy, 2006; Keating & Robertson, 2004; NIMHE, 2004). A su","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43295025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and Validation of the Muslims’ Perceptions and Attitudes to Mental Health (M-PAMH) Scale with a Sample of American Muslim Women","authors":"R. Awaad, A. Fisher, Sara Ali, N. Rasgon","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.205","url":null,"abstract":"Proper study of the perceptions and attitudes of mental health in minority populations depends on valid and reliable measurements that are customized for each population. Currently, no existing measure is tailored to the unique needs of Muslim women residing in the U.S. The Muslims’ Perceptions and Attitudes to Mental Health (MPAMH) Scale was developed by adapting existing instruments in order to establish a psychometrically robust scale for the utilization in mental health care research when studying Muslim women. Scale validity was tested using data from 1,279 American Muslim women (mean age: 32.3) who anonymously completed a 40item questionnaire hosted on a medical school website. The complete sample was randomly divided into roughly equivalent halves. The first half of the sample (n=623) was subjected to an exploratory factor analysis (EFA); a fourfactor structure was indicated. The EFA pattern matrix was used to indicate the factor structure of a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with the remaining sample (n=656). Following this, 18 items indicated the proposed fourfactor structure. The CFA demonstrated an excellent fit to the data, with small to moderate correlations between factors. The MPAMH successfully assesses four important domains: rejection attitudes toward professional mental health care, cultural and religious beliefs about mental health, stigma associated with the usage of mental health services, and familiarity with formal mental health services.","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45702521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of factors affecting attitudes of Muslim Americans toward seeking and using formal mental health services","authors":"F. Khan, Maryam Khan, Hamzzat O. Soyege, Sara Maklad","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.201","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the effects of four independent variables— cultural beliefs about mental health; knowledge and familiarity with mental health problems, services, and providers; shame and stigma associated with mental health; and helpseeking preferences— on the attitudes of Muslim Americans toward formal mental health services. Data was collected in September 2011 via paper surveys given out at a national conference and through online data collection. The results of multiple regression analysis on 166 participants indicated that more favorable attitudes toward seeking and using formal mental health services are correlated with less cultural beliefs, more perception of shame, more knowledge and famil6 Fahad Khan, Maryam Khan, Hamzzat Soyege, and Sara Maklad iarity with formal services; and higher preference for formal help resources. Implications of the findings are discussed.","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45854315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protective Factors in Muslim Women’s Mental Health in the San Francisco Bay Area","authors":"Sarah Huxtable Mohr, R. Wong, Carolyn D Keagy","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.204","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known about how religion and spirituality (R/S) operate as protective factors for Muslim women’s mental health. In this study, 20 Muslim women, including community members and mental health clinicians, participated in focus groups and individual interviews, respectively, to explore how R/S improve Muslim women’s social support, self- esteem, and emotional well- being in the San Francisco Bay Area. Utilizing qualitative methods, the present study provides con-sistent results that being Muslim has a direct positive effect on self- esteem, emotional health, life satisfaction, meaning, and purpose. Women who participated had a more mixed view of the social support that R/S give them, including mixed feelings about the local community and social pressures. Knowledge of protective factors for mental health among Muslim women may contribute to improving treatment strategies and decreasing culturally based stigma.","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44425907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chief Editor Introduction","authors":"Hamada H. Altalib","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44536361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of Quality of Life for Pakistani Americans","authors":"Sidhra K. Vakil, G. Gamst, L. Meyers, A. Der-Karabetian, G. Bhatia","doi":"10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.101","url":null,"abstract":"A structural equation model with four latent variables was configured to predict Perceived Quality of Life on the part of Pakistani Americans. Based on one of the components of the Multicultural Assessment- Intervention Process (MAIP) model, Ethnic Identity was used as a predictor with Gender Role Attitudes and Muslim Religiosity hypothesized as independent mediators. A convenience sample of 351 Pakistani American adults provided the data upon which the structural model was built. Results indicated that in isolation greater levels of Ethnic Identity predicted a higher Perceived Quality of Life but, when taken into account, the latent variables of Gender Role and Muslim Religiosity each partially mediated the influence of Ethnic Identity on Quality of Life. Implications for future Pakistani American research were discussed. The present study explored Pakistani Americans’ quality of life perceptions through the development of a structural equation model with ethnic identity as a predictor and gender role attitudes and Muslim religiosity as separate mediators of this relationship. Determining the critical predictive constituents of Pakistani American quality of life attitudes should help to foster more effective behavioral health service delivery and interventions to this often neglected and stereotyped Southeast Asian population (Fair, 2012; Jibeen, Qureshi & review in triangulating salient facets of Pakistani American quality of life perceptions. These results suggest that future Pakistani American quality of life research could be facilitated by utilizing some of the framework","PeriodicalId":44870,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muslim Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45000280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}