title: The Effect of Holy Quran Voice on Mental Health.
abstract: This study was designed to determine the effect of Quran listening without its musical tone (Tartil) on the mental health of personnel in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, southeast of Iran. The results showed significant differences between the test and control groups in their mean mental health scores after Quran listening (P = 0.037). No significant gender differences in the test group before and after intervention were found (P = 0.806). These results suggest that Quran listening could be recommended by psychologists for improving mental health and achieving greater calm.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion Research Centre, Rehabilitation Department, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Monireh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahjoob
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion Research Centre, Disease Control and Prevention Department, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. jnejati@razi.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Jalil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nejati
authors.affiliation: Province Health Center, Department of Environmental Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireaza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Department of Clinical Psychology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Noor Mohammad
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bakhshani
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012069:Religion and Psychology
keywords: Iran; Mental health; Quran