2002 Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 51-58
In this paper, we report on the effective application of Naikan Therapy to a woman suffering from suicidal and delusional ideation. The client had delusions of sin and guilt or poverty. She was autistic, refusing to take a bath, suffering from mysophobia, and losing weight. Naikan Therapy redirected her speech from delusions and complaints of past experiences to focus on the care she received from her parents in her childhood. she was able to recall how much she was loved by her parents.
After application of Naikan Therapy, the client showed a decline in her symptoms, including the eschatology and the delusions of sin and guilt. She consequently was discharged from the hospital.
This report also suggests that gradual application of Naikan Therapy supports medical treatment for the client of depression who is suffering from the ambivalence of a double bind. The client has the need to be released from pain but also refuses treatment resulting in loss of energy and conflicts with the environment.
