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Journal of Muslim Mental Health
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This is an Open Access Journal

Open Access journal
ISSN (Print) 1556-4908 - ISSN (Online) 1556-5009
Published by Michigan Publishing

[29 journals]

Chief Editor Introduction
- Authors: Hamada Hamid Altalib
  Abstract: Volume 13 Issue 2 of the Journal of Muslim Mental Health (JMMH) features three original research studies focused on different populations of Muslim women. The category of “Muslim women” is fraught and the term itself may illicit unconscious (and conscious) bias. The researchers who authored these articles do not make any overarching claims about Muslim women and mental health of course; they are interested in how the Islamic tradition and/or Muslim identity plays an essential role for some women in understanding, expressing, and coping with emotional experiences. These studies shed light on the ways gender shapes orientations towards one’s religious tradition and to mental health.
  PubDate: Winter 2019
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.200
  Issue No: Vol. 13, No. 2 (2019)
Evaluation of factors affecting attitudes of Muslim Americans toward
seeking and using formal mental health services
- Authors: Fahad Khan
  Abstract: Over the last several decades, there have been significant improvements in mental health care (Ciftci, Jones, & Corrigan, 2012); nevertheless, it remains underutilized (Ciftci et al., 2012; Karlin, Duffy, & Gleaves, 2008). This pattern has been the same, or in some cases, more pronounced among racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States, including among populations of black (Cheng & Robinson, 2013; Kranke, Guada, Kranke, & Floersch, 2012), Asian (Chang, Natsuaki, & Chen, 2013; David, 2010), Latino (Villatoro, Morales, & Mays, 2014), and Native Americans (Gone, 2013), as well as religious minority groups such as American Muslims (Laird, Amer, Barnett, & Barnes, 2007; Padela & Curlin, 2013).
  PubDate: Winter 2019
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.201
  Issue No: Vol. 13, No. 2 (2019)
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
  Abstract: 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 survey of 152 members of a Pakistani Muslim community by mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (2007) found a consistent lack of uptake of mental health services. There is evidence that South Asian Muslims in particular are less likely to access mental health services than all other groups (Sheikh & Furnham, 2000). Services may also lack knowledge or understanding in approaching these groups, and are therefore commonly viewed as irrelevant (Weatherhead & Daiches, 2010; Bhui & Morgan, 2007; Ali et al., 2004).
  PubDate: Winter 2019
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.202
  Issue No: Vol. 13, No. 2 (2019)
Protective Factors in Muslim Women’s Mental Health in the San
Francisco Bay Area
- Authors: Sarah Huxtable Mohr
  Abstract: The study of protective factors (PFs) is useful to developing strength-based solutions to the mental health problems faced by the diverse racial and ethnic communities in the U.S. (Koenig & Shohaib, 2014; Ungar, 2011; Ungar, 2013). The study of PFs receives little attention compared to the study of risk factors generally (Patel & Goodman, 2007), yet knowledge of religion and spirituality (R/S) as PFs can contribute to a better understanding of the strengths of diverse cultural communities and their mental health (Abdullah, 2015; Andermann, 2010; Graham, Bradshaw, & Trew, 2009; Graham, Bradshaw & Trew, 2010; Hodge, Zidan, & Husain, 2016a) One community in need of such strength-based strategies is the Muslim community (Abdullah, 2015; Bjorck & Maslim, 2011; Graham et al., 2009; Graham et al., 2010; Hodge, Zidan, & Husain, 2015; Hodge et al., 2016a). This study explored three PFs that have been linked to R/S social support, self-esteem, and emotional health, in Muslim women in the San Francisco Bay Area in order to contribute to the development of strength-based mental health interventions for the Muslim community.
  PubDate: Winter 2019
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.204
  Issue No: Vol. 13, No. 2 (2019)
Development and Validation of the Muslims’ Perceptions and Attitudes to
Mental Health (M-PAMH) Scale with a Sample of American Muslim Women
- Authors: Rania Awaad
  Abstract: Recent scholarship recognizes that attitudes and perceptions toward mental health in minority populations require individualized attention in order to reduce stigma and increase service utilization (Gibbs & Huang, 1998; Herrick & Brown, 1998, Trinh, Rho, Lu & Sanders, 2009). The underutilization of mental health services by minorities is often attributed to beliefs about the origin and proper treatment of mental illness or beliefs that discourage the disclosure of problems to those outside of the family network (Gaw, 1993). Other theories of underutilization in minority groups include stigma (Corrigan & Kleinlein, 2005), lack of knowledge regarding available services (Aloud, 2004), and differences in values on the part of the clinician or counselor (Shafi, 1998; Ahmed & Reddy, 2007).
  PubDate: Winter 2019
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.205
  Issue No: Vol. 13, No. 2 (2019)