Purpose:To describe the perception of mental health and coping strategy based on the culture againts Ambonese with different background of sociodemography. Method: Descriptive qualitative used purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques. Data collection used interviews through semi structured questions. The results of interviews then was analyzed using technique of data reduction, data display and conclusions. Results: that found six enormous themes: healthy it was free from any diseases and should maintain a healthy lifestyle, mental health perception and factors of mental disorder, the strategy of community to face the patients mental health, procured health services and support from families and communities, external stresor as the cause of stress, and coping strategy of Latuhalat community. Conclusions: Based on sosiodemography participants have the right coping strategy in handling people who have mental disorder that brought the person to Psychiatric Hospital to obtain the care of nursing .While there was no coping strategy which based on culture.
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