Course: Understanding Mental Health in Muslim Communities

Throughout this activity, we have learned that mental health problems have been recognised as part of the human experience since the very earliest days of Islam. In this video, Dr …

In this step, Dr Ali emphasises the importance of recognising the worldview of Muslims when providing mental health support. Dr Ali makes this point in response to a question about …

In this video, Dr Ahmed describes the function and role of mosques in British Muslim communities. The video in this step is presented by Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed, Deputy Director of …

In this step, Dr Abdallah Rothman, responds to the question: “how does your conceptualisation of Islamic Psychology sit alongside mainstream or Western conceptualisations of mental health?” Dr Rothman describes Islamic …

In this step, Dr Yusuf draws out the differences between Western and Islamic conceptualisations of mental health, outlining the advantages and some disadvantages of each approach when supporting Muslims with …

In this step, Dr Ali explains the core religious practices of Muslims, he explains what these practices are and why they are important to Muslims, describing Islam as “a religion …

To understand a uniquely Islamic theoretical framework for an Islamic psychology we must first understand at a foundational level how human beings are conceptualised within the cosmology that characterises the …

Suzanne Duval, BEM defines stigma and explains why mental health problems might be interpreted as spiritual problems in religious communities. Due to stigma, recognising mental health problems as spiritual illness …

In this video Dr Ali explains the significance of religious beliefs and values in the lives of Muslims, and why it is useful for mental health practitioners to be aware …

In this step, Dr Rothman responds to a question asking what the priorities are for practitioners who support mental health in Muslim communities. He identifies the following priorities: not seeing …

In this step, NHS Consultant Psychiatrist and expert by professional and lived experience, Dr Ahmed Hankir explains the concept of cultural humility. Cultural humility is a concept that refers to …

In this video, Masira Hans, Severe Mental Illness Programme Manager at Mind in Bradford, responds to a question from Asma. Asma asks whether it is only Muslim practitioners who can …

In this step, Dr Sidat makes some recommendations for imams and mosques around providing mental health support, based on findings from the Imams Project. Mosques to fund training around mental …

In this step, Imam Dr Haroon Sidat, Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, presents emerging findings from the ‘Understanding British Imams Project’. You …

In this step, Dr Yusuf explains why we need to identify the underlying causes of mental health problems and how we can do this. All forms of spirituality, including formalised …