METHOD OF TREATING OBESITY Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: psychotherapy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to psychotherapeutic treatment of obesity. A group is formed consisting of newly come patients and those already undergone course of treatment. Meeting begins with performing individual psychotherapy for repeatedly come patients in presence of all group participants. A patient reports on dynamics of his(her) weight and doctor uses this information as indirect psychotherapy. The patient is then put into Rohmberg's pose and psychological command for the number of kilograms of weight to be lost by the patient during the following week is verbally entered. Code is fixed by pressing eyeballs, and sharp mechanical irritation is applied on the back surface of hands of stretched arms and on the upper part in the region of back and breast. All patients are then reduced into state of a light hypnotic trance and receive information about change in alimentary behavior. Once patients withdrawn out of this state, treatment is resumed only with new-comers. They are encoded in Rohmberg's pose, the overhaul number of kilograms to be lost being used as code. Finally, patients are informed on limitation of diet ration to 1300-1500 kcal, reduction of carbohydrate content in diet by 70-80%, and establishing fasting days. Treatment includes 10 meetings once a week. EFFECT: simplified procedure, enhanced therapeutic efficiency, and stabilized treatment results.