Naikan Therapy



Naikan Therapy

Introduction

Naikan therapy was developed by Yoshimoto as a short term structural healing that is valuable in tackling familial and marital disagreements, issues of interpersonal relationships, anxiety and depression, behavioral disorders, self-esteem issues, and addictive conducts (Ramaswami & Sheikh, 1989). Nakian means 'to look within one's self. The principle of Naikan therapy is to boost consciousness of oneself as well as recognition without becoming critical (Walsh, 1989).

Discussion

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