Research Article
Hermeneutics of Religious Alienation, and Its Spiritual Cure
Ghallab Elew Hamada Osman*
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2025
Pages:
89-96
Received:
4 June 2025
Accepted:
18 June 2025
Published:
3 September 2025
Abstract: Religious alienation and its spiritual remedies represent significant contemporary religious and philosophical concerns. This research endeavors to elucidate the concept of religious alienation, explore its epistemological contexts, and analyze its diverse interpretations within Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought. Furthermore, it investigates the manifestations and associated pathologies of religious alienation, alongside approaches to its spiritual treatment. This study seeks to address several key questions: What constitutes religious alienation, and how has it evolved? What are its primary epistemological contexts? How has religious alienation been interpreted across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic intellectual traditions? What are the observable manifestations of religious alienation, and what are the significant pathologies it can engender? Finally, what constitutes an effective spiritual treatment for this phenomenon? The research will primarily employ hermeneutical and analytical methodologies. Key findings indicate that the hermeneutical extremism of religious alienation fosters the phenomenon of atheism. This is because the actualization of religious alienation serves as compelling evidence for the perceived irrationality of faith, in addition to conceptualizing God as unjust and sacrificing free will. Such outcomes contradict the fundamental tenets of any monotheistic religion. These pathologies pose a significant threat to human security and can only be mitigated by refuting such extremism and fanaticism while simultaneously promoting humanism.
Abstract: Religious alienation and its spiritual remedies represent significant contemporary religious and philosophical concerns. This research endeavors to elucidate the concept of religious alienation, explore its epistemological contexts, and analyze its diverse interpretations within Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought. Furthermore, it investigates t...
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Research Article
Dropout and Its Correlates Among Children and Adolescents with Mental Illness in Ibadan, Nigeria: Implications for Policies
Toyosi Olatundun Ogunfowora,
Yetunde Celia Adeniyi*,
Haleem Abiodun Abdurahman,
Joshua Akinyemi,
Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2025
Pages:
97-103
Received:
8 April 2025
Accepted:
23 April 2025
Published:
9 September 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijpbs.20251005.12
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Abstract: Background: Dropout is a common clinical phenomenon among patients with mental illness and seems worse among children and adolescents living in low-income countries. Most studies on dropouts have been among adult patients living in high- and middle-income countries. Methodology: In this mixed method study of sequential exploratory design, a total of 113 new patients were recruited for the quantitative part while 25 participants out of those who dropped out of treatment had an in-depth telephone interview. The quantitative data was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences version 23 while the qualitative data was coded into themes manually using content analysis. Results: Ninety-seven percent of the participants dropped out of treatment. Almost 50% of the participants who dropped out did so after their first appointments. The rate of dropout was found to increase with time. Socio-demographic characteristics had no significant association with dropout. Patients’ diagnosis type or presence of comorbidity also was not associated with dropout. However, the types of treatment received was significantly associated with dropout (p = 0.040). The commonest reason for dropout was no improvement in clinical condition. Conclusion: The rate of dropout among the participants in this study was very high. However, majority showed willingness to re-initiate treatment. Further studies are needed to test possible ways to reduce dropouts among this population. Implications for health policies are also discussed.
Abstract: Background: Dropout is a common clinical phenomenon among patients with mental illness and seems worse among children and adolescents living in low-income countries. Most studies on dropouts have been among adult patients living in high- and middle-income countries. Methodology: In this mixed method study of sequential exploratory design, a total o...
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