บูรณาการการแก้ปัญหาโรคทางจิตด้วยพุทธจิตวิทยา

Abstract

The Dissertation on the “Integration of solving mental problems with Buddhist psychology” composts of 4 objectives as follows: 1) to study solving mental illnesses 2) to study Buddhist principles on solving mental illnesses 3) to integrate solving mental illnesses with Buddhist psychology 4) to present a body of knowledge about mental illnesses. This is a documentary qualitative research in which a method for analyzing content from academic therapy documents and Buddhist principles from the Tripitaka and commentaries is concerned. The in-depth interviews (In-depth interview) with 11 qualified persons are included. The results showed that Mental illness covers psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses. Mental illnesses are caused by both mental and environmental impacts. Treatment is based on medication and psychotherapy, which are the more developed Western methods of psychology. Comprehensive mental illness prevention requires the cooperation of patients, caregivers, healers and the environment.

The Buddhist principle used to treat mental illness is the Four Noble Truths as the enlightenment principle of all Buddhas. The Threefold Training is the process of healing and the ten perceptions are as a sector of wisdom to cure disease. The use of these three principles must be combined as the Dhammic co-action. The physical and mental relationship must be maintained together as the way to cure.

Integrated Buddhist psychology could be treated mental illnesses from both the outside in and from the inside out.  At the preliminary level, one must control one's own behavior, both physically and verbally. One also must be self-assessment and report, admit your mistake and improve it as well. The useful communication is needed for treatment, called psychological counselling. The meditation is used in the intermediate level of treatment.   By using the power of meditation to help, the change of mind caused to change the body according to sciences. As for the deep level, the wisdom integrated with meditation can eliminate mental illnesses that have been remained deeply, such as ignorance and clinging. It is to be exhausted by using the perception turning to wisdom for realizing the truth.

From the synthesis of knowledge integrating the treatment of mental illness with Buddhist psychology, there is a hierarchical treatment process from outside in to inside out and vice versa as well. By that way it can eliminate the pathogen that causes mental illnesses through behavioral monitoring. The power of concentration can suppress defilement and contemplate the normal dharma condition of the five aggregates. By being such truth, mental diseases could not remain inside, it leads to a completely liberated life. The body of knowledge is called the PBMIL model.