Course: Understanding Mental Health in Muslim Communities

In many parts of the world, including the United Kingdom, Muslims face significant challenges and crises that potentially carry implications for mental health, ranging from the experience of trauma in …

In this video, Masira Hans, Severe Mental Illness Programme Manager for Mind in Bradford, provides a detailed case study of providing support using an Islamically-informed approach. Masira studied Islamic scripture …

In this video, Akhlak shares case studies of Muslim experiences of dementia. Firstly, Akhlak explains why people approach Meri Yaadain for support. He tells us that shared lived experiences of …

Welcome to the course ‘Understanding Muslim Mental Health’. This course draws on contemporary expertise and scholarship from the interdisciplinary field of Muslim Mental Health, with content from the fields of …

In this video, Dr Sufyan Dogra explains the importance of recognising diversity and contextual factors when designing health interventions and promotion. Dr Dogra is Principal Research Fellow at the Bradford …

In this video, Dr Ahmed Hankir, describes how better mental health support might be provided within mainstream healthcare settings. His recommendations can be described as an Islamically-sensitive approach to mental …

In Week 3, you have gained a deeper understanding of how Muslims experience common mental health problems in distinctive ways, through considering practitioner case studies and lived experience accounts. This …

In this video, Dr Yusuf explains how recovery is understood from an Islamic perspective, drawing out some contrasts with healthcare and bio-psycho-social models of mental health problems. An Islamic perspective …

In this step, Dr Ahmed Hankir responds to a question we put to him about what he considers to be the main barriers to accessing mental health support for Muslims. …

In this video, Masira Hans presents a case study of providing support to a Muslim woman who was experiencing psychosis. Masira Hans is Serious Mental Illness Programme Manager at the …

In this video, Dr Ali presents a case study of a Muslim experience of psychosis, from the perspective of an Islamic scholar and imam. As had been covered in previous …

This video is presented by Dr Athanasios Hassoulas. Dr Hassoulas describes the symptoms and causes of psychosis. He then goes on to explain how this mental health problem is diagnosed …

Dementia affects both the mental health of people living with dementia, and those who provide care (mainly family caregivers). People from ethnic minority backgrounds are at greater risk of experiencing …