TRADITIONAL COPING WITH MENTAL DISORDERS: A SUMBAWA COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Mental Disorder, Sandro, Stigma, Sumbawa Cummunity, Traditional CopingAbstract
Mental health issues in Indonesia are increasing, but treatment is often constrained by local culture values. This study aims to describe why traditional coping strategies are chosen by the Sumbawa community in dealing with mental disorder. Using a qualitative phenomenological design, the study involved three participants in Sumbawa regency who had experience with traditional treatment, with data analyzed using the Miles and Huberman. The results identified three main thems: the understanding of mental disorder as a spiritual problem or inner disharmony (Sala ingin), treatment constraints in the form of social stigma and minimal professional service, and the communitys strogr preference for the Sandro figure as a culturally based coping strategy. Sandro is seen as having spiritual authority aligned with hereditary belifes. This coping practice is realized throught traditional ritual and herbal remedies integrate with community social support, confirming that traditional coping is an integral adaptive system shaped by local belifes and structural barriers.
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