Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
Contamination obsession is the commonest subtype of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD), and has been found to be higher among Muslim populations. The presentation of clinical OCD is influenced by one’s religious belief, practice, and culture. Islamic rituals that emphasise on cleanliness or ritu...
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Routledge
2018
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| Summary: | Contamination obsession is the commonest subtype of obsessivecompulsive
disorder (OCD), and has been found to be higher
among Muslim populations. The presentation of clinical OCD is
influenced by one’s religious belief, practice, and culture. Islamic
rituals that emphasise on cleanliness or ritual purity could explain
why the common contents of obsessions/compulsions among
Muslim population are contamination and religion. We want to
examine whether Islamic Integrated exposure response therapy
(IERT) is suitable for mental pollution. We report a 27-year-old
Muslim lady with an acute onset of contamination OCD,
complicated with secondary depression. Her fear of contamination
was strongly related to impurity and pertaining to Islamic rituals.
Ten sessions of IERT were conducted. The patient improved
clinically and objectively following the IERT. IERT is another variant
of treatment mode that can be used to treat OCD, especially with
contamination themes. |
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