Abstract

Ridwan Kustiawan, Peni Cahyati and Hadiyat Miko*

ABSTRACT

Mental disorder is one of four primary health issues in developed countries. The four primary health issues are degenerative diseases, cancer, mental disorder and accident (Marjono 1992 inHawari 2001). Mental disorder is a very serious across the world. TAK Sensory Stimulation is an activity used to stimulate client’s senses. The general purpose of this study was to determine the effect of group activity therapy on hallucination patients in Yayasan Mentariof Tasikmalaya. The research type was analytic research with quasi-experimental approach to assess the patients’ ability to control their hallucination before and after the group activity therapy. It was found that after the group activity 34 of 36 respondents or 94,4 % respondents couldn’t control hallucination with (? = 0,50 > 0,05) so that H0 = not rejected. There was no significant effect of the group activity therapy (sessions 1-5) on the patients’ ability to control hallucination. However, in each session, there was effect on the patients’ ability to control hallucination. Suggestion Before performing a research outside of psychiatric hospital, take longer time to build trusting relationship instead of immediately performing the research.