Islam and Mental Health: translation, book review, and commentary by religious scholars and mental health professionals

The book Islam and Mental Health seeks to examine Islam as a resource and a liability for mental health among Muslims. This paper describes the translation of this book into Persian, examines how mental health professionals in Iran view its contents and reviews whether the information is consistent with Iranian religious beliefs based on views of Shiite Islamic scholars. For this purpose reviewing relevant research and Islamic sources, the book's text was presented both independently and together to religious scholars and to mental health professionals for comments. The results revealed consistencies and inconsistencies with Muslim beliefs and Iranian cultural traditions.

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The book "Islam and Mental Health" examines the impact and potential drawbacks of Islam on the mental health of Muslims. This study focuses on the translation of the book into Persian, and evaluates the perspectives of mental health professionals in Iran on its content, as well as its consistency with Iranian religious beliefs. The findings reveal both consistencies and inconsistencies with Muslim beliefs and Iranian cultural traditions.