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Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges

Suicide is prohibited in Islam as per a verse in Al Quran (4:29). However, having a suicidal thought is not uncommon in depressed Muslim, although literatures had shown that the rate of suicide generally low among Muslim. Aims: The aim of this paper is to discuss on the issue and challenges in mana...

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Main Authors: Mat Zin, Nora, Mohd Noor, Hanisah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Zes Rokman Resources 2017
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BP173.63 Islam and civil society
RZ400 Mental healing
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spelling my.iium.irep.58670 http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/ Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges Mat Zin, Nora Mohd Noor, Hanisah BP173.63 Islam and civil society RZ400 Mental healing Suicide is prohibited in Islam as per a verse in Al Quran (4:29). However, having a suicidal thought is not uncommon in depressed Muslim, although literatures had shown that the rate of suicide generally low among Muslim. Aims: The aim of this paper is to discuss on the issue and challenges in managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim patient based on two illustrated cases of depressive disorder. Two ladies who were different in age but presented with depressive disorder and suicidal thought. The first case was young lady in twenties and the second case was in the fifties. Both of them had tertiary education, almost similar social status and fairly good understanding of religion. They had depressive symptoms and the suicidal thought that was so intent until sometimes they couldn’t handle it. Although the suicidal was part of the depressive symptoms, however it has increased the guilt and sinful thought in them that needs to be tackle cautiously. Treating them with biopsychosocial and spiritual approach eventually help them to recover. The challenges identified such as the issue of suicidality and religion, family engagement, therapist skill and societal stigma will be discussed. Conclusion: Integration of knowledge and understanding of Islamic principle in managing suicidality in depressed Muslim patient are essential to provide a holistic care to the patient. Keywords: suicidal, depression, Islamic principle Zes Rokman Resources 2017-02-25 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/1/58670_MANAGING%20SUICIDAL%20BEHAVIOUR.pdf Mat Zin, Nora and Mohd Noor, Hanisah (2017) Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges. In: 3rd Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Studies and Civilisations Conference, 25th-26th February 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://www.kliisc.org/
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topic BP173.63 Islam and civil society
RZ400 Mental healing
spellingShingle BP173.63 Islam and civil society
RZ400 Mental healing
Mat Zin, Nora
Mohd Noor, Hanisah
Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges
description Suicide is prohibited in Islam as per a verse in Al Quran (4:29). However, having a suicidal thought is not uncommon in depressed Muslim, although literatures had shown that the rate of suicide generally low among Muslim. Aims: The aim of this paper is to discuss on the issue and challenges in managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim patient based on two illustrated cases of depressive disorder. Two ladies who were different in age but presented with depressive disorder and suicidal thought. The first case was young lady in twenties and the second case was in the fifties. Both of them had tertiary education, almost similar social status and fairly good understanding of religion. They had depressive symptoms and the suicidal thought that was so intent until sometimes they couldn’t handle it. Although the suicidal was part of the depressive symptoms, however it has increased the guilt and sinful thought in them that needs to be tackle cautiously. Treating them with biopsychosocial and spiritual approach eventually help them to recover. The challenges identified such as the issue of suicidality and religion, family engagement, therapist skill and societal stigma will be discussed. Conclusion: Integration of knowledge and understanding of Islamic principle in managing suicidality in depressed Muslim patient are essential to provide a holistic care to the patient. Keywords: suicidal, depression, Islamic principle
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author Mat Zin, Nora
Mohd Noor, Hanisah
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Mohd Noor, Hanisah
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title Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges
title_short Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges
title_full Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges
title_fullStr Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges
title_sort managing suicidal behaviour in muslim with depression: issues and challenges
publisher Zes Rokman Resources
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/1/58670_MANAGING%20SUICIDAL%20BEHAVIOUR.pdf
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