Abstract
This exploratory study examined the health care system in relation to communal violence-related psychosocial wellbeing in Poso, Indonesia, as preparation for conducting a cluster randomized trial of a psychosocial intervention. We employed focus groups with children (N = 9), parents (N = 11), and teachers (N = 8), as well as semi-structured interviews with families affected by communal violence (N = 42), and key informants (N = 33). An interrelated set of problems was found that included poverty, an indigenized trauma construct, morally inappropriate behavior, inter-religious tensions, and somatic problems. Participants emphasized social-ecological interactions between concerns at different systemic levels, although problems were mainly addressed through informal care by families. The programmatic and research implications of these findings are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 112-135 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | transcultural psychiatry |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Indonesia
- children
- political violence
- psychosocial
- war
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Psychiatry and Mental health