Awaad Rania, Obaid Eiman, Kouser Taimur, Ali Sara
Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Jan 1;74(1):96-99. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100505. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
The mental health of American Muslims remains significantly understudied and unaddressed, despite known obstacles to Muslims' utilization of mental health services, such as stigma and institutional mistrust. Since the inception of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab in 2014, partnerships across the Bay Area were formed among key Muslim community establishments to address obstacles to good mental health. Through a community-centered approach, diverse stakeholders engaged to identify and address the community's most pressing mental health challenges. Successful outcomes of this approach include facilitated research and mental health initiatives to support the Bay Area Muslim community.
尽管已知穆斯林在利用心理健康服务方面存在诸如耻辱感和对机构的不信任等障碍，但美国穆斯林的心理健康仍然严重缺乏研究且未得到解决。自2014年斯坦福穆斯林心理健康与伊斯兰心理学实验室成立以来，旧金山湾区的主要穆斯林社区机构之间建立了合作伙伴关系，以应对良好心理健康方面的障碍。通过以社区为中心的方法，不同的利益相关者参与进来，以识别和应对社区最紧迫的心理健康挑战。这种方法的成功成果包括推动研究和心理健康倡议，以支持旧金山湾区的穆斯林社区。
