[The current situation of the internationalization of the Naikan therapy].
In Japan, there are 27 Naikan medical institutions in which are included 5 clinics, 5 general hospitals and 17 mental hospitals. As for Naikan meditation center, there are 32 places. Generally, Naikan medical institutions and Naikan meditation center coexist in Japan. It is rare to see institutions for Naikan therapy in more north than Kanto area. Around Nara prefecture, which is Naikan therapy cradle, fairly numbers of Naikan meditation center are located. Surprisingly, no Naikan medical institutions are located. Naikan medical institutions and Naikan meditation center are distributed over the world. Total Naikan medical institutions are 32 and it only located in Japan and China. Total Naikan meditation center are 38 and 32 in Japan, 3 in Austria, 2 in Germany, and 1 in U.S.A. I would like to make suggestions as follows. At first, it is important to make cooperating with Naikan medical institution and Naikan meditation center. Also, it is necessary to enhance the technique ability of Naikan therapy. Secondary, we should guide medical workers to make understand useful of Naikan therapy as many as possible. Third, in order to do so, it is desirable to establish international Naikan Medical Association. Fourthly, it is necessary to systematize theory of the disease, therapeutic theory and therapeutic mechanism in Naikan therapy.
Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
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