Abstract
This is a case report of a 24-year-old woman with irritable colon syndrome and depressive state who was improved by Autogenic Training (A.T.) and a small group of Transactional Analysis (T.A.).She visitted our clinic with complaints of bad smell, flatulence and constipation. On examination, no organic change was found except for gas accumulation in the adbomen by X-ray. She was found to have neurotic and anxious character traits by psychological tests.A.T. and group T.A. were applied together with some medication. She was relaxed by A.T. and was soon freed anxiety and tension. In the group therapy of T.A, , she came to learn thet she was functioning mainly as an adapted child and a critical parent.By 6 months training, she was able to express herself as a free child and to achieve the goal of treatment She has no longer been bothered by flatulence and had smell since.
