Section: Mental health
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Young Muslims often don’t seek mental health support. A report found out why
Thinktank Equi found 44% of Muslim youngsters who had accessed help with mental health might have done so sooner had they felt services understood their faith
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Pioneering Syrian-German PTSD doctor seeks permission to enter Gaza
Malek Bajbouj was asked by the German government to help rebuild Syria’s healthcare system. Now he hopes to bring his techniques to Palestine
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‘I kept repeating every single prayer over again’: how religious OCD can affect Muslims
People of all faiths can experience religious OCD, turning what should be acts of devotion or ethical concern into obsessive doubt
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Mental health project that draws on 1,000 years of Islamic psychology turns 10
The Lantern Initiative helps Muslims across the UK tackle anxiety and low mood using the work of psychology pioneers Abu Zayd al-Balkhi and Avicenna
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Former gambling addicts visit mosques to tackle stigma
Gambling is a sin in Islam. That can stop people getting help if they have a problem, says outreach group Urban Muslimz
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Muslim-led projects to beat loneliness saved Britain £56m last year
Study links health problems including depression and even heart attacks to loneliness — but finds groups like Sisters4Islam are reaching those in need
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The Muslim women struggling to stop watching porn
In stark contrast to men, few resources exist to help women end their consumption of explicit online content. Here, they tell their stories
