Proposed Islamic Religious Guidance for Mental Health Patients in Indonesian Social Rehabilitation: Government and Private Sector Practices

Abstract

The research intends to present Islamic religious mental principles for addressing mental health illnesses in government and private social rehabilitation. The research study employs a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological approach, utilising content analysis for data analysis with Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS), specifically N-Vivo. Twelve research participants included managers, social workers, Islamic clerics/Kiai, and individuals with mild mental health illnesses from government and private social rehabilitation in Banten province, Indonesia. The research findings indicate that the religious mental advice in government social rehabilitation offers education, socialization, and effect, while also imparting Islamic teachings on the significance of remembering Allah, self-awareness, and interpersonal relationships. Simultaneously, private social rehabilitation encompasses the practices of purity and adoration of Allah, self-reflection, habituation to Friday prayers, life motivation, and self-purification. The research on limitations in social rehabilitation pertains to both government-owned and commercial entities, focusing on individuals with moderate mental problems.