Corporeal Recovery of Cancer Patient having Postoperative Delirium with Hallucinations

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  • 術後せん妄時の幻覚に苦しむ癌患者にみられた身体性の回復に関する考察

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Postoperative delirium is serious disease that arises from fear of death and severe physical damage. This paper describes a psychotherapy process for a middle-aged female cancer patient experiencing postoperative delirium. The patient discontinuously suffered from delirium after surgery and production of hallucinations into normal consciousness after discharge. Unexpected hallucinations revealed her somatic memory, which provided no orientation in her and threatened her. When she lost her corporeity, and began psychotherapy, through her communication with therapist, she found the hallucinations showing her own past and became aware of her presence at the past she had not recognized. Consequently, she accepted the facts of her operation experiences, postoperative delirium, and her diseased body. Thus she could rebuild her sense of corporeity. The author proposes verbal communication based on body sense as an effective psychotherapy to recover corporeity for patients suffering from mental and physical stress and loss of corporeity due to serious operation or disease.

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  • CRID
    1390282679448410112
  • NII Article ID
    130004562153
    130005438210
    130006832366
  • DOI
    10.11377/sandplay.24.2_2_3
  • ISSN
    2186117X
    09163662
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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