Takaful Protection for Mental Health Illness From the Perspective of Maqasid Shariah

Mental health illness becomes one of the major illnesses in Malaysia aside from heart disease. It was recently reported that 29.2% of Malaysians are suffering from mental health illness which increases threefold from the previous year. Majority of the Malaysians suffering from mental health illness comes from the lowest income group. This shows that the lowest income group has less opportunity to seek treatment due to the cost. Even though other countries have started to offer mental health insurance such as the United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia and recently Singapore, Malaysia is still way behind in offering coverage for mental health illness. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to study the mental health takaful from the perspective of Maqasid shariah. The results from this study show that mental health takaful is able to meet the requirement of Maqasid shariah and preserve the benefits of, and prevent harm to human wellbeing. Furthermore, this study will provide an insight to the takaful industry for developing new products that could help mental health disorder patients.

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Systematic Review of Arts-Based Interventions to Address Suicide Prevention and Survivorship in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/1524839921996350 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 53S-63S

Author(s):

Jill Sonke ◽

Kelley Sams ◽

Jane Morgan-Daniel ◽

Andres Pumariega ◽

Faryal Mallick ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

United States Of America ◽

The United States ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Study Objective ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Arts

Study Objective. Suicide is a serious health problem that is shaped by a variety of social and mental health factors. A growing body of research connects the arts to positive health outcomes; however, no previous systematic reviews have examined the use of the arts in suicide prevention and survivorship. This review examined how the arts have been used to address suicide prevention and survivorship in nonclinical settings in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Design and Setting. Ten bibliographic databases, five research repositories, and reference sections of articles were searched to identify published studies. Articles presenting outcomes of interventions conducted between 2014 and 2019 and written in English, were included. Primary Results. Nine studies met inclusion criteria, including qualitative, quantitative randomized controlled trials, quantitative nonrandomized, quantitative descriptive, and mixed-methods studies. The programs studied used film and television (n = 3), mixed-arts (n = 3), theatre (n = 2), and quilting (n = 1). All nine interventions used the arts to elicit emotional involvement, while seven also used the arts to encourage engagement with themes of health. Study outcomes included increased self-efficacy, awareness of mental health issues, and likelihood for taking action to prevent suicide, as well as decreases in suicidal risk and self-harming behaviors. Conclusions. Factors that influence suicide risk and survivorship may be effectively addressed through arts-based interventions. While the current evidence is promising with regard to the potential for arts programs to positively affect suicide prevention and survivorship, this evidence needs to be supplemented to inform recommendations for evidence-based arts interventions.

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Innovation in Mental Health Policy; Community Mental Health in the United States of America, 1965–1980

Environment and Planning D Society and Space ◽

10.1068/d010447 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 447-468 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

C J Smith

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Health Policy ◽

Community Mental Health ◽

United States Of America ◽

Reagan Administration ◽

Mental Health Policy ◽

The United States ◽

National Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Centers

The Community Méntal Health Centers (CMHC) legislation in the early 1960s was the first real attempt at a national mental health policy in the United States of America. Federal funding was made available for the establishment of 1500 centers across the country. The goal was to provide access to quality mental health care for all US citizens by 1980. As a result of prolonged criticisms, the legislation was repealed by the incoming Reagan Administration in the early 1980s, In this paper, the twenty-year lifespan of this ‘innovation’ in mental health policy is reviewed and an evaluation of some of its most pervasive criticisms are presented.

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Visits Einthoven in Leiden · Endocarditis research · Congenital heart disease · Visit to the United States of America

Sir Thomas Lewis ◽

10.1007/978-1-4471-0927-3_7 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 95-108

Author(s):

Arthur Hollman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Congenital Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

United States Of America ◽

Congenital Heart ◽

The United States

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Psycho-economics: managed care in mental health in the new millennium

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah020199 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 199

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Health Care ◽

Managed Care ◽

United States Of America ◽

Private Practice ◽

The United States ◽

New Millennium

Book Review - Psycho-economics: managed care in mental health in the new millennium Edited by Robert D WeitzThis book comprises ten separately authored chapters on the general theme of managed care, and the way that it has affected mental health care in the United States of America. The main focus is on the role of the psychologist in private practice.

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