Title of article
Achieving a Spiritual Therapy Standard for Drug Dependency in Malaysia, from an Islamic Perspective: Brief Review Article
Author/Authors
SEGHATOLESLAM, Tahereh Dept. of Psychological Medicine - University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , HABIL, Hussain Dept. of Psychological Medicine - University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , HATIM, Ahmad Dept. of Psychological Medicine - University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , RASHID, Rusdi Dept. of Psychological Medicine - University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , ARDAKAN, Abolfazl Dept. of Psychological Medicine - University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , ESMAEILI MOTLAQ, Farid Dept. of Psychological Medicine - University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages
6
From page
22
To page
27
Abstract
Religion is one of the protective factors that facilities positive outcomes by preventing individuals from engaging in addictive substance. A recent study has confirmed that religion inhibits drug addiction. The concept of psycho-spiritual therapy was to introduce drug addiction. Therefore, of the various methods of psychotherapy, the usage of Taqwa (piety) emerged as an applicable method of Islamic spiritual therapy. This study was conducted in Malaysia as a Muslim country and focuses on Islamic recommendations and its relation to spiritual therapy.
Keywords
Religion , Spiritual therapy standard , Islamic perspective , Taqwa (piety) , Behavior change , Addiction
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2015
Record number
2420045
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