ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Mental Illness Stigma and Associated Factors among Arabic-Speaking Religious and Community Leaders.
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- Depression and Anxiety Among Arab Individuals in the United States: A Meta-analysis.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Pooled it
- A mixed methods systematic review of mental health self-care strategies for Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Self-care strategies among Arabic-speaking refugees and the Australian Mental Health Stepped Care Model: a Delphi consensus study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Attitude, Literacy, and Social Stigma Toward Mental Illness Among Islamic Religious Leaders (Imams) in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- 'I thought we would be cherished and safe here': understanding the multi-faceted nature of mental health among Arab immigrants/refugees in Ontario, Canada- the CAN-HEAL study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia.International journal of mental health systems · 2023Article
- Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Multicultural Australia: A Collaborative Regional Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exploring mental health stigma among chinese-english bilinguals: Dual-process model of emotional competence, flipped learning readiness, and academic performance in Mainland Chinese Universities.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Evidence suggests that Arabic-speaking refugees in Australia seek help from informal sources, including religious and community leaders, when experiencing mental health issues. Despite their significant influence, there is scarce research exploring attitudes of Arabic-speaking leaders toward mental illness. The current exploratory study explored mental illness stigma and various factors among Arabic-speaking religious and community leaders. This study uses a subset of data from an evaluation trial of mental health literacy training for Arabic-speaking religious and community leaders. Our dataset contains the pre-intervention survey responses for 52 Arabic-speaking leaders (69.2% female; mean age = 47.1, SD = 15.3) on the ability to recognise a mental disorder, beliefs about causes for developing mental illness, and two stigma measures, personal stigma, and social distance. Being female was associated with a decrease in personal stigma. An increase in age was associated with an increase in personal stigma. Correct recognition of a mental disorder was associated with decreased personal stigma, and after adjusting for age and gender, significance was retained for the I-would-not-tell-anyone subscale. Endorsing the cause "being a person of weak character" was associated with an increase in personal stigma. There is an urgent need for future research to elucidate stigma to develop effective educational initiatives for stigma reduction among Arabic-speaking leaders.
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