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The effect of the holy Quran recitation and listening on anxiety, stress, and depression: A scoping review on outcomes.
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- A Study of the Impact of the Teachings of the Quran on the Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Resilience of Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Iran.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of EEG Studies on the Neural Effects of Quran Listening.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- The Effect of Reciting the Quran on the Anxiety of Neurosurgery Muslim Candidates.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Traditional Islamic spiritual meditative practices: powerful psychotherapies for mental wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Religion would be a missing link in the case formulation of adolescents with conduct problems: an eclectic approach.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The effect of the holy Quran recitation and listening on anxiety, stress, and depression: A scoping review on outcomes.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Anxiety, stress, and depressive disorders as common mental health problems have adverse effects in different populations. Holy Quran recitation and listening can help reduce these disorders. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the Holy Quran on anxiety, stress, and depression. Materials and Methods: To retrieve eligible studies, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The articles were screened and chosen by three researchers. The selection of studies and the data extraction from the studies were done by three researchers using the data collection form based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved by consulting the third and fourth researchers. To report scoping review, we used the PRISMA cheklist. Results: A total of 174 articles were retrieved from three databases and after removing irrelevant and repetitive articles, 15 articles were included in the current review. All studies were performed in Asia countries. Most studies have examined the effect of Holy Quran recitation and listening on anxiety (45%), stress (30%), and then depression (25%), respectively. The Beck Depression Inventory was the most widely used tool to evaluate the effect of Holy Quran recitation and listening on reducing anxiety, depression and stress. "Reducing the level of anxiety, stress, and depression" and "Simple, affordable, practical and cost-effective treatment to reduce depression and anxiety" were the most important outcomes of holy Quran recitation. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, Quran recitation and listening can be applied as a useful nonpharmacological treatment to reduce anxiety, stress, and depression.
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