1. Inspiring Muslim Minds: Evaluating a Spiritually Adapted Psycho-educational Program on Addiction to Overcome Stigma in Canadian Muslim Communities.
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Hassan, Ahmed N., Ragheb, Heba, Malick, Arfeen, Abdullah, Zainib, Ahmad, Yusra, Sunderji, Nadiya, and Islam, Farah
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ISLAM ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,RESEARCH methodology ,SELF-evaluation ,PSYCHOEDUCATION ,SOCIAL stigma ,HELP-seeking behavior ,HEALTH literacy ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,THEMATIC analysis ,SPIRITUAL care (Medical care) ,COMPULSIVE behavior - Abstract
The stigma of addiction in Muslim communities is a significant barrier to accessing mental health services. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a newly developed spiritually-adapted addictions psychoeducational program with adult Muslims in the mosque setting. Ninety-three individuals were recruited from nine different mosques within Toronto, Canada. Ninety-minute seminars were presented. This study used a convergent mixed method design. There was a significant increase in the participants' self-reported knowledge (t = 3.6; p < 0.001), a more positive attitude on two scales (t = 3.7; p < 0.001 and t = 2.9; p = 0.005) and an increase in willingness to seek help from a medical doctor and mental health professional (t = 4.4; p < 0.001 and t = 2.2; p = 0.03, respectively) post-seminar as compared to baseline. Qualitative data confirmed these changes. Evidence-informed spiritually-adapted outreach program in the mosque setting can help reduce addiction related stigma in Muslim communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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