Practice of the Collective flom Naikan therapy in a Psychiatric Clinic.

Abstract

  Since July 2013 we have embarked on a program of delivering Naikan Therapy in a collective form. Most of our participants are first-time recipients of Naikan Therapy. We have found that the participants’ sharing of their psychological changes and their empathizing with each other were beneficial in the treatment of addiction. We have divided our participants into four groups based upon their most pronounced expression of benefit from collective Naikan Therapy: ‘affective shift’; ‘cognitive shift’; ‘particular response;’ and ‘premature response.’

  Through Naikan therapy, our participants redefined their relationships with their families, and came to face and reflect on themselves. I will report on our activities and our future tasks.