METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT PSYCHIC CORRECTION OF EXCESS WEIGHT Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61M21/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves making psychic correction in two therapeutic sessions, each comprising single rational stage implemented with metaphors, neurolinguistic programming and somato-oriented psychotherapy and two suggestive stages. A patient is introduced into trance condition at the first stage and appetite center is hypnosuggestively disabled. Depending on patient will and health state, the patient is aimed at complete food refusal for 10-90 days, or food refusal for 3-30 days with following nourishment in daily ration of 100-150 kcal until the desirable result is achieved, or reducing the daily ration to 100-150 kcal until the desirable result is achieved. The second session part is aimed at forming dominant on growing thin. Aversion therapy is applied with positive and negative image modalities and motives suppressing functional activity of nutrition center are formed. Patient weight drop control is carried out at the second session given later after 38-45 h long relaxation period. Motivation for achieving desirable result is increased in rational session part. Advises are given for quitting starvation and becoming accustomed to new weight after having reached the desired result. The patient increases daily volume and the number of food calories every day and finds out foodstuff items causing no weight growth.

EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment; wide range of applications.

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