Cetinkaya, Merve;
Billings, Jo;
(2023)
Systematic review of the relationship between Islamic-Sufi spirituality and practice and mental well-being.
Mental Health, Religion & Culture
, 26
(10)
pp. 1065-1080.
10.1080/13674676.2023.2256265.
Preview |
Text
Systematic review of the relationship between Islamic-Sufi spirituality and practice and mental well-being.pdf - Published Version Download (1MB) | Preview |
Abstract
This systematic review examines research on Sufi spirituality and mental well-being. Earlier investigations have focused on general spiritual practice in mental health care and found a connection between spirituality and mental health. In this systematic review, we aimed to explore existing research specifically considering the relationship between Sufi spirituality and mental well-being and examine the quality of this research. We identified 49 papers published between the years 2007–2022. Our findings revealed a positive connection between Sufi spirituality and reducing anxiety and depression in patients. However, most studies were of low quality. This review highlights the need to provide more comprehensive and higher quality research to redress the methodological limitations of the current evidence base.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Systematic review of the relationship between Islamic-Sufi spirituality and practice and mental well-being |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13674676.2023.2256265 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2256265 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Keywords: | Sufi spirituality; mental wellbeing; spiritual practice; spirituality; systematic review; mental health |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry > Epidemiology and Applied Clinical Research |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190125 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
