Abstract
A 26-year-old woman was referred due to intractable atopic dermatitis (AD), which had recurred after the remission for 10 years. At that time, she was continually on the move despite skin symptoms, as if she had no need to be aware of her negative feelings. She was self-reliant and tended to suppress her desires and feelings. It seems that she had learned this inadequate model under the influence of her moralistic parents. We thought this model constituted the preparation stage for her recurrence. Because it is necessary for her to be introspective, she was admitted to hospital and treated with counseling, diary therapy, and autogenic training. They facilitated her to understand psychosomatic correlations, to modify her distorted perception and inadequate behavior, and to learn a new mode of adaptation. Consequently, the preparation stage for her recurrence decreased and her skin disorder steadily improved.
