Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52485#.VJoaUcCAM4 Author(s) Helia Ghanean 1* , Marzieh Nojomi 2 , Lars Jacobsson 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Psychiatry, Umea University, Umea, Sweden . 2 Tehran Medical University, Tehran, Iran . ABSTRACT There are a limited number of studies on attitudes towards mental illness and mentally ill from Islamic countries even though Islam is the second largest of the religious beliefs in the world. An interesting element in Islamic teaching is the idea that mental illness as well as other ailments might be an effect of the will of Allah. This could imply that persons suffering from mental disorders might be less stigmatized. The aim...
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