Rassool Evil Eye, Jinn Possession, and Mental Health Issues

An Islamic Perspective
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-317-22699-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten

Reihe: Explorations in Mental Health

Evil Eye, Jinn Possession, and Mental Health Issues aims to raise awareness of the cultural considerations, religion and spirituality involved in the assessment of Muslim patients with mental health problems. The belief that Jinn spirits can cause mental illness in humans through affliction or possession is widely accepted among Muslims. This means that belief in Evil Eye and Jinn Possession is a crucial, but frequently overlooked, aspect of mental health problems with Muslim patients in psychiatric care. This book explores the nature of such beliefs, their relationship to mental health and the reasons for their importance in clinical practice.

Muslims have a different perception of mental health and illness and their explanatory models of illness causation in relation to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders may not always be medically oriented. A Muslim patient may believe that their illness is caused by possession and although it is tempting to dismiss this as a spiritual problem, Rassool argues that it is vital to remember that mental disorders are a multifactorial affair, in which spiritual, social, psychological and physical factors may all play a role. Differential diagnostic skills may have an important part to play in offering help to those who believe their problems are caused by possession.

This book provides accessible literature on clinical issues and practice, interventions, management and evidence-based practice to help health workers achieve a better understanding of Muslim beliefs about possession and how to work with patients that hold such beliefs. This makes it an essential manual for mental health professionals, social workers and psychologists. It should also be of interest to academics and students in the healthcare sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rassool, G. Hussein

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Context and Background 1. Mental Health & Psychosocial Issues within Islamic Communities 2. Cultural and Socio-political events within Muslim Communities 3. Understanding Evil Eye, Sorcery and Possession 4. Islamic Bioethics and Mental Health 5. Jinn Possession 6. Kinds of Disorders and Harms by Jinn Possession 7. Symptoms of jinn possession: Compare and contrast with psychological disorders 8. Evil Eye in Islam 9. Waswasa and Obsession 10. Dissociative Disorders and Jinn Possession 11. Magic & Demonic Possession Part 2: Implications for Practice 12. History of Mental Health Interventions in Islam 13. Islamic Approach to Mental Health 14. Clinical implications 15. A Framework for Assessment 16. Therapeutic Interventions for Evil Eye and Jinn Possession 17. Islamic Counselling 18. Models of Islamic Counselling 19. Collaboration with Traditional Healers, Faith Leaders and Mental Health Workers 20. Case studies from Around the Muslim World: Jinn, Evil Eye & Mental Health Problems 21. Challenges, Strategies and Solutions.

Über Autor(innen)

Hussein Rassool is currently Head of Department in the Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Online University. Dr. Rassool is also a Lecturer in Psychology at the Academy of Tertiary Studies, Mauritius.