Just recently I finished up my final project fro my ICR. Although it was disappointing not to be able to do more and help more on site the final project that I was assigned was still very interesting, and gave me a new perspective that I had never really given too much thought to. For my final project I was assigned to research mental health issues in Muslim communities along with specific examples of what different Muslim communities were doing to combat these problems. At first I was a little overwhelmed by this project because this was a subject that I knew very little about. Although I had been at the mosque to volunteer a decent amount, mental health of the community was a thing that rarely crossed my mind. However, as I researched I found that this was a very interesting topic and there was lots of good information to be found. As I researched I found lots of information on what mental health issues were most prevalent in Muslim communities. It turned out that a lot of Muslims dealt with adjustment disorder, and this was the top disorder in almost every age group. This was a bit unexpected to me but there were plenty of other more expected examples that showed up a lot, such as anxiety, depression, and insomnia. However, I also found a decent amount of unique ways that different Muslim communities combated these issues. Although a lot of Muslims aren’t typically comfortable with normal or group therapy there appeared to be many alternate options for help. I found examples such as music therapy, aromatherapy, and mediation. All of these methods are found to have good mental and physical benefits and they all adhere to any Islamic guidelines. Overall, this was a very interesting research paper for me. I really never considered how different faith communities could be effected by mental illnesses and how they could combat them. I think it was a very helpful thing for me to research and learn more about, and it really opened my eyes to the different problems that these communities may suffer from.
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