METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF NEUROTIC INTIMOPHOBIA Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, phychiatry, neuropathology, psychotherapy. SUBSTANCE: at beginning of psychiatric session, within limits of rational therapy, patient is induced to acquire sensible attitude towards treatment in order to enhance motivation for healing. Next is effected retrospective analysis of psychophysiological symptoms which had accompanied patient in state of fear experienced by patient in situation that had been extremal for him (her), as well as symptoms experienced by patient in state of self-reliance. Multiply using paroxysmal intention method, patient's emotions are caused successively to be aggravated and abated in order to lower acuity of perception of negative sensations and to bring positive sensations to their maximum. Next, patient is placed in state of light trance and caused to experience again emotions associated with extremal situation of fear in order to form by suggestion emotional link between this painful situation and self-reliance symptoms. Key suggestive formulae are verbally linked to deep inspiration act and repeated 3-5 times during suggestion session. EFFECT: enhanced therapeutic efficiency of treatment of neurotic disturbances. 4 cl