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Index Islam and mental health

Despite a rich history of mental health advancements in the Islamic world, particularly during its Renaissance from the eighth to the thirteenth century, there is a dearth of mental health utilization among Muslims, particularly in the West.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Abu Bakr al-Razi, Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Al-Ghazali, Al-Hawi, Desire, Diagnosis, Disease, Doubt, Empirical research, Fasting in Islam, Humorism, Hunger, Islamic revival, Melancholia, Mental disorder, Mental health, Muraqabah, Muslim world, Phlegm, Psychology of religion, Psychotherapy, Rania Awaad, Religion and health, Semen, Soul, Spirit possession, Stanford University, Sufism, Temptation, Vomiting.

  2. Islam and science
  3. Religion and mental health

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: label),, often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age.

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Abu Zayd al-Balkhi

Abu Zayd Ahmed ibn Sahl Balkhi (ابو زید احمد بن سهل بلخی) was a Persian Muslim polymath: a geographer, mathematician, physician, psychologist and scientist.

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Al-Ghazali

Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsiyy al-Ghazali (أَبُو حَامِد مُحَمَّد بْن مُحَمَّد ٱلطُّوسِيّ ٱلْغَزَّالِيّ), known commonly as Al-Ghazali (ٱلْغَزَالِيُّ;,; – 19 December 1111), known in Medieval Europe by the Latinized Algazelus or Algazel, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath.

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Al-Hawi

Al-Hawi or Kitāb al-Ḥāwī fī al-ṭibb translated as The Comprehensive Book on Medicine is a medical composition authored by Rhazes in the 10th century.

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Desire

Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving".

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Diagnosis

Diagnosis (diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.

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Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.

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Doubt

Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, and is uncertain about them.

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Empirical research

Empirical research is research using empirical evidence.

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Fasting in Islam

In Islam, fasting (known as, صوم; or, صيام) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.

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Humorism

Humorism, the humoral theory, or humoralism, was a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers.

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Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period.

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Islamic revival

Islamic revival (تجديد, lit., "regeneration, renewal"; also الصحوة الإسلامية, "Islamic awakening") refers to a revival of the Islamic religion, usually centered around enforcing sharia.

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Melancholia

Melancholia or melancholy (from µέλαινα χολή.,Burton, Bk. I, p. 147 meaning black bile) is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions.

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Mental disorder

A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

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Mental health

Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.

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Muraqabah

Murāqabah (مراقبة,: "to observe") is an Islamic methodology, whose aim is to enter into a transcendental union with God.

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Muslim world

The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah.

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Phlegm

Phlegm (phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat") is mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that produced by the throat nasal passages.

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Psychology of religion

Psychology of religion consists of the application of psychological methods and interpretive frameworks to the diverse contents of religious traditions as well as to both religious and irreligious individuals. Islam and mental health and psychology of religion are religion and mental health.

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Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems.

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Rania Awaad

Rania Awaad is an Egyptian-American Islamic scholar, psychiatrist, and professor.

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Religion and health

Scholarly studies have investigated the effects of religion on health.

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Semen

Semen, also known as seminal fluid, is a bodily fluid that contains spermatozoa.

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Soul

In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is the non-material essence of a person, which includes one's identity, personality, and memories, an immaterial aspect or essence of a living being that is believed to be able to survive physical death.

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Spirit possession

Spirit possession is an unusual or an altered state of consciousness and associated behaviors which are purportedly caused by the control of a human body and its functions by spirits, ghosts, demons, angels, or gods.

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Stanford University

Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) is a private research university in Stanford, California.

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Sufism

Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.

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Temptation

Temptation is a desire to engage in short-term urges for enjoyment that threatens long-term goals.

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Vomiting

Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.

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See also

Islam and science

Religion and mental health

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_and_mental_health

Also known as Mental Health from an Islamic perspective, Mental health and Islam.