A GUIDELINE FOR THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC DEVELOPMENT USING FOLK WISDOM UNDER LANNA MEDICAL CONTEXT

Abstract

          The objectives of this research article was to determine a guideline for the community mental health clinic development with folk wisdom under Lanna medical context. This was documentary research related to concept of life and mind based on Buddhist philosophy and folk wisdom of Lanna medicine, with thematic analysis. The results revealed that the development of community mental health clinic was based on the concept of Buddhist philosophical which perceived life as a component of body and mind with the 5 aggregates including corporeality, sense, sensation, perception and mental formation. Also, Lanna medicine with culture, tradition and beliefs viewed ways of life, which emphasized the relationship among human and nature, supernatural, and Buddhist beliefs, and healthcare as a holistic body - and - mind concept. This provided 4 active activities for a productive guideline of the community mental health clinic which was comprised: 1) counseling: caring by talking and listening, 2) recreation: using community culture activities to be instrument for treatment, 3) meditation therapy: staying focus until experiencing peace of mind, and 4) rituals therapy: using local - cultural rituals to help peacefully accept reality and gain peace of mind. This guideline could be developed as an alternative for mental health care with folk wisdom in a particular socio - cultural context for each community.