Citation

Tol WA, Reis R, Susanty D, de Jong JTVM. Transcult. Psychiatry 2010; 47(1): 112-135.

Affiliation

Department of Research & Development, Tolstraat 127, 1074 VJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. wtol@healthnettpo.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, McGill University, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1363461510364573

PMID

20511255

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.

Language: en