Saherwala Zainab, Bashir Sabina, Gainer Danielle
Drs. Saherwala and Gainer and Student Doctor Bashir are with Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio.
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr-Jun;18(4-6):33-39.
Providing culturally competent care for Muslim women poses specific challenges to the mental health provider. The importance of recognizing the strong link of postpartum depression, stigma against mental illness and medications, unique cultural beliefs, effect of discrimination, and emphasis on modesty in this patient population can serve as important tools in understanding the patient and establishing patient-provider alliance. This article will review and analyze illustrative cases related to the mental health treatment of Muslim women as well as the approach that providers can utilize to deliver culturally competent treatment for this patient population.
为穆斯林女性提供具有文化胜任力的护理给心理健康服务提供者带来了特殊挑战。认识到产后抑郁症、对精神疾病和药物治疗的污名化、独特的文化信仰、歧视的影响以及对这一患者群体中谦逊观念的重视之间的紧密联系，对于理解患者和建立医患联盟具有重要意义。本文将回顾和分析与穆斯林女性心理健康治疗相关的实例，以及提供者可用于为这一患者群体提供具有文化胜任力治疗的方法。
