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THE FEDERATION OF STUDENT ISLAMIC SOCIETIES PROGRAMME TO CHALLENGE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SCOTLAND: THE FOSIS GLASGOW STUDY
Ahmed Hankir
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK ;South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ;Department of Psychiatry, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sanah Ghafoor
; NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Rafa Abushaala
; College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Loubna Kraria
; College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Aleema Sardar
; College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Deemah Al-Obaidly
; College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Frederick R. Carrick
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK, ;Department of Neurology, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA ;Neurology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA ;Medical Education, MGH Institute for Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA
Rashid Zaman
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK; ;Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, UK ;Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Introduction: A recent study commissioned by the Scottish Government on the prevalence of mental disorders in Muslims in
Scotland revealed that over 50% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria for a mental illness. Stigma is a major barrier to mental
health services and despite the availability of effective treatment, many Muslims in Scotland with mental health difficulties continue
to suffer in silence. The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) Scotland branch organized a mental health conference in Glasgow
to improve Mental Health Literacy and challenge mental health related stigma in the Scottish Muslim community. The conference
was comprised of: A counsellor with a background of Islamic psychology, a psychiatrist and an Imam (a Muslim religious leader).
Design: We conducted a single-arm, pre- post- comparison study on Muslims who attended the FOSIS mental health conference
in Glasgow, Scotland. Validated psychometric stigma scales measuring knowledge (Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS)),
attitudes (Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill (CAMI)) and behaviours (Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS))
were administered on participants before and immediately after exposure to the programme.
Results: 34 out of the 55 participants who attended the conference responded (response rate 62%). 34/34 (100%) of the respondents
were Muslim and the mean age was 22.7 years (Std. Dev. 6.04, min. 18, max. 49). There were no statistically significant
changes in stigma across the domains of knowledge, attitude and behaviour in respondents following exposure to the event.
Conclusion: Previous FOSIS anti-stigma conferences in England and Ireland featuring an Expert by Lived Experience were
associated with statistically significant reductions in mental health related stigma. The results of the FOSIS Glasgow study supports
the, ‘Power of contact’ with an Expert by Lived Experience at reducing mental health related stigma in the Muslim community. More
robust research in this area is urgently required.
Ključne riječi
mental health stigma; mental illness; Muslim community; Islamophobia; Expert by Lived Experience
Hrčak ID:
263323
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Datum izdavanja:
4.9.2019.
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