Islamic integrated exposure response therapy for mental pollution subtype of contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Mohamad Arip, Ameerah Adeelah, Sharip, Shalisah, Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Routledge 2018
• Subjects: BF Psychology; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/13/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/14/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/25/63970_Islamic%20integrated%20exposure%20response%20therapy_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63970/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13674676.2018.1436047?journalCode=cmhr20

Contamination obsession is the commonest subtype of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD), and has been found to be higher among Muslim populations. The presentation of clinical OCD is influenced by one’s religious belief, practice, and culture. Islamic rituals that emphasise on cleanliness or ritu...