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Gulamabbas Lakha

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Gulamabbas Lakha
University of Oxford

Gulamabbas is undertaking research and teaches Psychology of Religion and Neuroscience of Religious Experience at theUniversity of Oxford. His doctorate focusses on how Islamic concepts and practices can be harnessed to improve accessibility and adherence to treatments for depression in the UK Muslim community, with specific regard to CognitiveBehavioural Therapy and mindfulness-based approaches. His previous research includes neuro imaging of an Islamic mindfulness (dhikr) practice;Islamic psychological teachings for anxiety and depression; and Arabiccommentaries of some of the earliest Muslim prayer manuals that are rich invalues-based psychology.

Preferred Contact

gulamabbas.lakha@psych.ox.ac.uk

Partner Website

www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/gulamabbas-lakha

Location

Based in

United Kingdom

Working in

United Kingdom

Areas of interest in VBP

Communications/website, Communications/other ,Education,Management, Meeting/ASS (Advanced Studies Seminar),Meeting/other, Policy/Commissioning,Policy/other,Publications/CUP series, Publications/other, Research/philosophy,Research/other, Services/person-centered, Services/teamwork, Services, other

Related areas of interest

Communication skills,Decision theory, Evidence-based practice,Ethics,Health economics,Medical humanities/[please specify, eg art, literature, etc],Regulation,Law, Other

Areas of healthcare expertise:

Global health,Mental health/General,Other: chaplaincy and ministry

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