A Study of the Influence of Naikan Cognitive Therapy on the Psychiatric Status, Psychological Characteristics, and Interpersonal Relationships of Forty Medical Students

Abstract

  Naikan Cognitive Therapy was introduced by Zhentao Li et al. from Tianjin Medical University. Naikan Cognitive Therapy is an improved Naikan Therapy integrating Naikan Therapy and Cognitive Therapy. Former studies indicated that Naikan Cognitive Therapy has therapeutic efficacy on conduct disorders, Internet addiction, and some other psycho-behavioral disturbances in adolescence. This study shows that this therapy can reduce psychiatric symptoms, enhance self-esteem, improve scores on the Self Consistency and Congruence Scale and Affection Balance Scale, improve insight regarding social support, and improved acceptance of and by others. This therapy is short term, economic, effective, and suitable for people of modern Oriental culture.