@article{ref1,
title="Inspiring Muslim minds: evaluating a spiritually adapted psycho-educational program on addiction to overcome stigma in Canadian Muslim communities",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2020",
author="Hassan, Ahmed N. and Ragheb, Heba and Malick, Arfeen and Abdullah, Zainib and Ahmad, Yusra and Sunderji, Nadiya and Islam, Farah",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The stigma of addiction in Muslim communities is a significant barrier to accessing mental health services. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a newly developed spiritually-adapted addictions psychoeducational program with adult Muslims in the mosque setting. Ninety-three individuals were recruited from nine different mosques within Toronto, Canada. Ninety-minute seminars were presented. This study used a convergent mixed method design. There was a significant increase in the participants' self-reported knowledge (t = 3.6; p < 0.001), a more positive attitude on two scales (t = 3.7; p < 0.001 and t = 2.9; p = 0.005) and an increase in willingness to seek help from a medical doctor and mental health professional (t = 4.4; p < 0.001 and t = 2.2; p = 0.03, respectively) post-seminar as compared to baseline. Qualitative data confirmed these changes. Evidence-informed spiritually-adapted outreach program in the mosque setting can help reduce addiction related stigma in Muslim communities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-020-00699-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00699-0"
}