Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives

Asia is the largest and the most populous continent on earth. South Asia has a population of around 1.8 billion,thus constituting about one fourth of humanity. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldivesand Afghanistan are the countries in South Asia and many of them are Musl...

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Autores principales: Roy A. Kallivayalil, Abdul Q. Jilani, Adarsh Tripathi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7eed6ac9802f4604a62c1e74331574f92021-12-02T17:19:19ZIslamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives2712-76722713-291910.17650/2712-7672-2020-1-1-78-84https://doaj.org/article/7eed6ac9802f4604a62c1e74331574f92020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.consortium-psy.com/jour/article/viewFile/35/13https://doaj.org/toc/2712-7672https://doaj.org/toc/2713-2919Asia is the largest and the most populous continent on earth. South Asia has a population of around 1.8 billion,thus constituting about one fourth of humanity. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldivesand Afghanistan are the countries in South Asia and many of them are Muslim-majority nations. Although Indiais predominantly a Hindu nation with a total population of 1.4 billion, there are more Muslims in India than in Pakistanand other South Asian nations. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and followers of other religions have lived peacefullyin South Asia for centuries. However, certain incidents of communal violence and other untoward occurrences in SouthAsia suggest that Islamophobia is present here too. The authors discuss demography, cultures and the possible effectof Islamophobia on the mental health of the people of South Asia.Roy A. KallivayalilAbdul Q. JilaniAdarsh TripathiEco-Vectorarticleislamophobiamuslim phobiamuslim mental illnesseshate crimespsychiatrydiscriminationmental healthsouth asiaPsychiatryRC435-571PsychologyBF1-990ENRUConsortium Psychiatricum, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 78-84 (2020)
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RU
topic islamophobia
muslim phobia
muslim mental illnesses
hate crimes
psychiatry
discrimination
mental health
south asia
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle islamophobia
muslim phobia
muslim mental illnesses
hate crimes
psychiatry
discrimination
mental health
south asia
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Psychology
BF1-990
Roy A. Kallivayalil
Abdul Q. Jilani
Adarsh Tripathi
Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives
description Asia is the largest and the most populous continent on earth. South Asia has a population of around 1.8 billion,thus constituting about one fourth of humanity. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldivesand Afghanistan are the countries in South Asia and many of them are Muslim-majority nations. Although Indiais predominantly a Hindu nation with a total population of 1.4 billion, there are more Muslims in India than in Pakistanand other South Asian nations. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and followers of other religions have lived peacefullyin South Asia for centuries. However, certain incidents of communal violence and other untoward occurrences in SouthAsia suggest that Islamophobia is present here too. The authors discuss demography, cultures and the possible effectof Islamophobia on the mental health of the people of South Asia.
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author Roy A. Kallivayalil
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title Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives
title_short Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives
title_full Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives
title_fullStr Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives
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