著者

楠 正三

出版者

日本医学哲学・倫理学会

雑誌

医学哲学 医学倫理 (ISSN:02896427)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.7, pp.64-69, 1989-07-31 (Released:2018-02-01)

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'Naikan' means "introspection" in Japanese. The Naikan method is a form of meditation practiced in Japan over the past forty years. This is a fixed method of self-observation and self-reflection. This method is suited for medical staff who hope to interact with patients in a humane fashion. The Naikan client is asked to look at himself in his relationships with other people from the following three perspectives. "Examine your memories on 1) the care and kindness that you have received from a particular person (for example, your mother), 2) what you have one for that person in return, 3) inconveniences you have caused that person." If a medical staff experiences the Naikan meditation, he will find it useful in improving the human relations with his patient.