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Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 1/2019

01-02-2019 | Book Review

Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy

By Carrie York al-Karam, ed. 269 pp. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press, 2018. $29.95, ISBN 13: 978-1-59947-541-7

Author: Robert Carle, Ph.D.

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 1/2019

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Many practicing Muslims consider psychotherapy to be a Western science and perceive it as a threat to Islam. Traditionalist Muslims are wary of the atheistic roots of modern psychology, and they worry that therapeutic treatments could undermine religious adherence by explaining traditionalist beliefs as pathological defense mechanisms. Many Muslims also strongly stigmatize mental health services as a sign of weakness and lack of faith. Qur’anic recitation and prayer, rather than secular therapies, are the proper Islamic remedies for emotional problems. Only ten percent of American Muslims say they would seek help from a mental health professional. …
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Title
Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy
By Carrie York al-Karam, ed. 269 pp. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press, 2018. $29.95, ISBN 13: 978-1-59947-541-7
Author
Robert Carle, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-02-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0724-x

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