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. 2020 Sep 2;1(1):78-84.
doi: 10.17650/2712-7672-2020-1-1-78-84.

Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives

Roy A Kallivayalil  1 , Abdul Q Jilani  2 , Adarsh Tripathi  3
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Islamophobia, mental health and psychiatry: South Asian perspectives

Roy A Kallivayalil et al. Consort Psychiatr. .

Abstract

Asia is the largest and the most populous continent on earth. South Asia has a population of around 1.8 billion,thus constituting about one fourth of humanity. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan are the countries in South Asia and many of them are Muslim-majority nations. Although India is predominantly a Hindu nation with a total population of 1.4 billion, there are more Muslims in India than in Pakistan and other South Asian nations. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and followers of other religions have lived peace fully in South Asia for centuries. However, certain incidents of communal violence and other untoward occurrences in SouthAsia suggest that Islamophobia is present here too. The authors discuss demography, cultures and the possible effect of Islamophobia on the mental health of the people of South Asia.

Keywords: Discrimination; Hate Crimes; Islamophobia; Mental Health; Muslim Mental Illnesses; Muslim Phobia; Psychiatry; South Asia.

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