METHOD OF TREATING COMPULSIVE OVEREATING Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61M21/00 A61N5/00 A61N5/67 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to psychotherapy, reflexotherapy and concerns treating patients suffering from compulsive overeating. Psychotherapeutic influence is realised by means of individual suggestive influence. Patient is brought into the state of trance and simultaneously their acupuncture points are influenced, before individual suggestive influence, neurolinguistic programming is carried out and new ecological image of "healthy Ego" is formed. Essence transformations of personality are realised and new healthy principles of correct nutrition are formed, prevention of "diet depression" is also realised, individual suggestive influence being directed to psychological support, distraction from persistent thoughts about food, weight and figure, normalisation of food intake, elimination of diet self-restrictions, solution of life difficulties; reflexotherapeutic influence on acupuncture points is realised by infrared photobiostimulation and extremely high-frequency exposure onto corporal points, after which patient is given home task in form of "diary of correct food behavior". Infrared photobiostimulation is performed on point T20, extremely high-frequency exposure is performed on corporal points E36, MC6, GL4, VB8, VC12, RP6. Individual suggestive influence is performed by means of Ericksonian hypnosis. On finishing the course of treatment, psychological support is carried out in form of consultations in order to form and support strategy of correct food behaviour. In process of carrying out reflexotherapy course simultaneously infrared exposure of low intensity and extremely high-frequency exposure are used. Individual suggestive influence, infrared exposure of low intensity and extremely high-frequency exposure are carried out simultaneously.

EFFECT: method lies in increasing treatment efficiency.

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