METHOD OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRECTION OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A61M21/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, psychology and can be used for psychological correction of overweight and obesity. Method comprises taking an orientation "ABC harmony" course including one or more meetings with duration of up to 4 hours, which comprises acquaintance with basic principles of balanced diet. Then taking a course of reducing overweight “School of harmony” including 4 sessions of 4-4.5 hours. At first session with help of rational psychotherapy explaining steps of scheduled program of reducing overweight, signing a psychotherapeutic contract, wherein recommendations are given on nutrition and meditative technique aimed at training sense of saturation of stomach. At second session patient is trained using methods of rational and cognitive psychotherapy skills of choosing diet and balanced diet, as well as methods of observation corridor of caloric content and session is completed by way of “cohesive breathing” aimed at acceleration of metabolic processes and removing emotional stress. Third session comprises psychological development of causes of overeating in patients, wherein based on cognitive model, method comprises case study, wherein patient encounters extreme and emotiogenic overeating, patient is trained method to overcome said pattern of behavior with division of notions of hunger and appetite, performing operation with motivational component of process of weight reduction, session is completed by repeated technique of “cohesive breathing”. Fourth session comprises discussion of achieved result and emotional state of patient with correction of recommendations, giving recommendations for overcoming conditions caused previous reaction of overeating. Then one month after fourth session fifth session is carried out for 2-3 hours, where emotional and physical well-being of patient, rate of weight reduction are discussed, giving recommendations to consolidate achieved result, as well as individual recommendations to patient to overcome complexity during weight reduction and meditative or breathing technique aimed at relieving emotional stress and support motivation for further operation. During whole period of correction, method comprises performing sessions for supporting patient “Individual counseling” consisting of development of internal psychological situations related to sphere relationships, with family and personal problems, using methods of cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, patient is offered assistance in reduction of weight and overcoming recurrences. For patients who have not fulfilled recommendations on nutrition and prone to frequent periods of recurrence and returned to previous eating behaviour additional courses of weight reduction and obesity are taken.

EFFECT: method provides more effective weight reduction due to more efficient system of psychological support and prevention of recurrence based on understanding and correct use of psychological and behavioural mechanisms with observance of sequence of correction courses.

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