Dr. G.Hussein Rassool

Dr. G.Hussein Rassool has a PhD in Psychology and Education (University of London), MSc in Health Education and a BA in Psychology. He is an international consultant and facilitator with proven expertise in mental health and addiction. He is currently working as an academic advisor, lecturer in psychology, independent consultant in addiction and mental health and Clinical Consultant/Executive Director of Sakina Counselling Institute & Research.

He also works part-time as an Islamic psychotherapist. Dr. G.Hussein Rassool has been a visiting professor of psychology of addiction and mental health at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His previous experience was as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School (University of London), England where he developed many unique academic programmes. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and served as News Editor/Editorial Board Member of international journals in the UK, USA and Brazil.

He is an author /editor of eight books and has published over 100 papers and reviews. Some of his published books are Cultural Competence in Caring for Muslim Patients; Addictive Behaviours: Theory & Clinical Practice, Alcohol and Drug Misuse, and Dual Diagnosis. His forthcoming publications include Health Psychology from an Islamic Perspective (Based on the Qur'aan and Sunnah) (International Islamic Publishing House, Riyadh); Islamic Counselling: An Introduction (Taylor & Francis); Addictive Behaviours: The Disease and its Cure-An Islamic Perspective (International Islamic Publishing House, Riyadh).

Dr. G.Hussein Rassool has a PhD in Psychology and Education (University of London), MSc in Health Education and a BA in Psychology. He is an international consultant and facilitator with proven expertise in mental health and addiction. He is currently working as an academic advisor, lecturer in psychology, independent consultant in addiction and mental health and Clinical Consultant/Executive Director of Sakina Counselling Institute & Research.

He also works part-time as an Islamic psychotherapist. Dr. G.Hussein Rassool has been a visiting professor of psychology of addiction and mental health at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His previous experience was as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School (University of London), England where he developed many unique academic programmes. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and served as News Editor/Editorial Board Member of international journals in the UK, USA and Brazil.

He is an author /editor of eight books and has published over 100 papers and reviews. Some of his published books are Cultural Competence in Caring for Muslim Patients; Addictive Behaviours: Theory & Clinical Practice, Alcohol and Drug Misuse, and Dual Diagnosis. His forthcoming publications include Health Psychology from an Islamic Perspective (Based on the Qur’aan and Sunnah) (International Islamic Publishing House, Riyadh); Islamic Counselling: An Introduction (Taylor & Francis); Addictive Behaviours: The Disease and its Cure-An Islamic Perspective (International Islamic Publishing House, Riyadh).