METHOD FOR TREATING THE CASES OF OBESITY Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves analyzing anamnesis for pathogenic psychological factor of trigger nature. Suggestion program aimed at getting read of food consumption addiction and autosuggestion formula is formulated with those factors taken into account. The patient repeats them between the sessions and after having the treatment course over in addressing a stone or stone article corresponding to zodiac symbol. The patient is introduced into hypnotic state by means of sounds arising in hollow wooden cylinder filled with fine sand when turning it over. Hypnotic suggestion composed of three items is applied on this background. The first one is aimed at frightening psychological directives. Unpleasant vegetative somatic responses related to taking meals in improper quantities are suggested to the patient on the background of intensive breathing, stressing aversion to excessive food volume. Psychological directive is introduced and code fixation and food consumption addiction relief are inspired to take place. The second item involves suggesting deferred vegetative somatic responses in explaining them as cleaning organism from alimentary slag, toxins and negative psychical states. The third item is aimed at on creating psychological suggestion of persistence with respect to factors of trigger nature. The patient is inspired visualization of visual image of patient new personality free from food consumption addiction. A mirror is set in front of the patient with an instruction being given to open eyes and immediately close them. Necessity to hold the appropriate food consumption behavior mode, increasing motor activity and persistence to trigger factors on the background of astonishment response is suggested on the background of astonishment response arisen. Psychological dramatic training is carried out at the final stage of the treatment session in modeling behavior in trigger situation contest and briefly repeating the contents of the previous treatment stages. Then, the patient repeats autosuggestion formulas of the treatment program entering in contact with the selected stones and articles manufactured from them. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in achieving stable refusal from food consumption abuse. 8 cl