An Islamic approach to psychology and mental health
It is unclear whether the development of "Western" psychology and psychiatry, in the last century or so, has overall actually been good for our mental health. The article argues that a deficiency has been the lack of attention paid by these disciplines, to the spiritual component of the Se...
| 1. VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Lade...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Taylor & Francis
2010
|
| In: |
Mental health, religion & culture
Jahr: 2010, Band: 13, Heft: 6, Seiten: 547-551 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Qalb
B Spirituality B Ibn Sina B Aql: culture B Jung, mental health B Nafs B Psychology B Nafsiyat B Tibb B religion, Ruh B Islam B Al-Ghazali B Psychiatry |
| Online Zugang: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Zusammenfassung: | It is unclear whether the development of "Western" psychology and psychiatry, in the last century or so, has overall actually been good for our mental health. The article argues that a deficiency has been the lack of attention paid by these disciplines, to the spiritual component of the Self. There are, however, psychologies" developed within religious traditions, which integrate the spiritual into a more holistic understanding of mental health. The psychology that has developed within the Islamic tradition is exampled. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.488441 |