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
Subjects:	BP173.63 Islam and civil society RZ400 Mental healing
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/1/58670_MANAGING%20SUICIDAL%20BEHAVIOUR.pdf

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spelling	iium-586702018-07-06T08:46:24Z 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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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
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mat Zin, Nora Mohd Noor, Hanisah
author_facet	Mat Zin, Nora Mohd Noor, Hanisah
author_sort	Mat Zin, Nora
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/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58670/1/58670_MANAGING%20SUICIDAL%20BEHAVIOUR.pdf
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Managing suicidal behaviour in Muslim with depression: issues and challenges

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