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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Main Authors: Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah, Sharip, Shalisah, Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
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spelling iium-639702018-10-26T03:51:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/ Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah Sharip, Shalisah Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil BF Psychology R Medicine (General) 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. Routledge 2018-05-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/13/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/14/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/25/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_WoS.pdf Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah and Sharip, Shalisah and Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil (2018) Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1367-4676 E-ISSN 1469-9737 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13674676.2018.1436047?journalCode=cmhr20
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Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah
Sharip, Shalisah
Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
description 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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author Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah
Sharip, Shalisah
Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
author_facet Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah
Sharip, Shalisah
Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
author_sort Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah
title Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
title_short Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
title_full Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
title_fullStr Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
title_sort islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review
publisher Routledge
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/13/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_article.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/14/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_scopus.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/25/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_WoS.pdf
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