Satti, Adil (2022) Aspects of the role of faith and religiousness in mental health. DClinPsych thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

Chapter one is a systematic literature review of qualitative empirical literature on the relationship between religiousness and psychosis in adults. Searches identified eight studies that met the review criteria and three main themes emerged from the meta-ethnography synthesis: Meaning making, Coping, and Service delivery. Strengths and limitations, clinical practice, and policy implications, as well as future research recommendations of the review, are discussed.

Chapter two reports on an empirical study of how Muslim men conceptualise their mental health difficulties. Ten Muslim men were interviewed, and grounded theory analysis revealed three core categories: Islam, Meaning Making and Support. Islam had eight sub-categories which included Connection with Allah, Maintaining Relationships, Belief, Practice, Values, Decision making, Avoiding Sin and Sunnah. Meaning Making had three sub-themes; Life is a test, Decree from Allah, and Normal human experience. Finally, Support has four sub themes; Masculinity, Embarrassment, Therapeutic relationship and Incorporating beliefs. The researcher then expressed these categories and memos in the construction of a substantive theoretical model. Strengths and limitations, clinical practice, and policy implications, as well as future research recommendations of this study, are outlined.

Chapter three is a reflective summary on the various ways that undertaking this doctoral thesis research has impacted on the researcher. The chapter uses concepts and ideas from the theoretical model developed from the empirical paper while also drawing upon aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Item Type:	Thesis (DClinPsych)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Mental health -- Religious aspects, Psychoses -- Religious aspects, Faith -- Psychology, Psychology, Religious, Muslim men -- Mental health
Official Date:	April 2022
Dates:	Date Event April 2022 UNSPECIFIED
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Psychology
Thesis Type:	DClinPsych
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Gordon, Carolyn ; Patterson, Tom ; Mia, Abdullah
Format of File:	pdf
Extent:	156 pages : illustrations
Language:	eng

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