ฐานข้อมูลวิจัยด้านสุขภาพจิตและจิตเวช

ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Wararat Wong-apiwatkul Medical Social-Science

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: The study of local wisdom for mental health and psychiatric care in Southern Thailand.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Rajanukul Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, September-December 2007, Page 158.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The objective of the study was to discover the use of local wisdom in mental health and psychiatric patient. There were 2 phases, survey and in-depth interview. In survey, the population and sampling were 4701 psychiatric patients or caregivers who attended the Outpatient department at the psychiatric hospital in southern of Thailand, Suansaranrom hospital and Songklarajnakarindra psychiatric hospital. Simple random sampling was used for sampling selection. The instrument was questionnaire which developed by the researcher. Data were analyzed by using SPSS, statistics analyzed were percentage and mean. The results of the study revealed that most of them about 82.6% never local wisdom because the reason that it was inefficiency while 17.3% of them did because the reason that desired a trial and most of them were advised by their family members. The majority kinds of folk medicine were herbalist. The results in the first in-depth interview case study about herbalist found that the therapist was the elder monk inherited knowledge from the ancestor. He prayed the abracadabra while mixing and boiling herb. The clients consume herbs by drinking, sauna and shower. In each method has unique formula. There are many activities program for the clients such as learning drama, planting herb. The second case was Norah ceremony, found that the people in southern area believe that the dead ancestor can help them from sickness, They would prayed and promise the ancestor if they get well they would provide Norah ceremony to worship the ancestor. In the ceremony, the cutting activity means they can free themselves from the promise and can relief unfinished business from their mind. This is the local wisdom which inherited with believe till now.

Keywords: local wisdom, mental health and psychiatric care, inherited

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2007

Address: Suansaranrom Suratthani.

Code: 200800200

ISSN/ISBN: -

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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