2015 Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 73-81
In this study, we investigated the impact of Naikan Therapy on a patient suffering from Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder（AD/HD）and Autism Spectrum Disorder（ASD）, to see whether the treatment could induce a change in self-recognition, recognition of family members, and communicative competence. That patient underwent Naikan treatment three times, while in the midst of a trying phase of her child-parent relationship.
We carried out BDI-II and Semantic Differental both before and after Naikan Work, and we evaluated the change of her dejection state and her change of Self-image and Parent-image. After Naikan-Work her depressive state reduced to 10 points from 23 points. Her Self-image changed, but her Parent-image did not. Improvement in her depressive state and changes in self-monitoring of the Self-image appeared after performing Naikan-Work three times. This also enabled us to conduct coaching on Medicine-management and Time-management in a smooth fashion.
