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PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ISLAM
Amiruddin
Amiruddin
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This paper discusses the psychopathology and psychotherapy in Islam tenets. Psychopathology is mental illness often suffered by human beings. There are several factors that causes this illness, some of which are modern life characterized by materialistic, hedonistic and egoistic lives. In Islam, psychopathology which is described as a form of deviation from norms or moral values, spiritual and religion. Psychopathology is divided into three parts, namely those associated with faith, humanity and combination of faith and human being. Meanwhile, psychotherapy is an effort to cure mental and psychiatric disorders suffered by individuals. Psychotherapy is a solution to cure various problems of mental disorders. Al-Qur’an, as the principles of Islamic teaching, contains information about psychotherapy for those who suffer from mental disorders. Religious approach is completely needed for therapy and it helps the psychopath recover from his/her mental disorders. The Qur’an could be used as a treatment as well as a preventive step, so that all human beings will not suffer from mental disorders, and religious approach can bring the psychopaths closer to God, the Almighty.
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2015
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