Effect of Meseron Therapy in the Management of Patient with Somatic Symptoms

Abstract

This paper reports effect of Meseron therapy in the management of patient with somatic symptoms in a clinical case of Stella, a 26 year old female undergraduate with somatic symptoms. Referred to the psychological service unit following persistent complaints headache, stomach ache, heart and chest pains, tingling sensations and fainting attacks for the past two years. Had been diagnosed and treated for Malaria and Peptic ulcer disease by consulting physicians in some episodes. Patient kept visiting the clinic with the same presenting complaints in the absence of positive test for Malaria and other medical conditions, hence the referral. A total of three therapy sessions with a series of homework was conducted after Somatization was confirmed in a clinical interview and SCL-90 test. A carefully planned Meseron therapeutic techniques outline was formulated as a therapy guideline in a period of three weeks. At the end of Three weeks, Stella felt and verbalized relief from her unwanted anxiety provoking condition as also confirmed by SCL-90. A four weeks follow-up further confirmed that the therapeutic gain of Meseron therapy was sustained.