OPEN DIALOGUE IN PSYCHOSIS I: AN INTRODUCTION AND CASE ILLUSTRATION

@article{SeikkulaBirgittaAlakareJukkaAaltonen2001OPEND,
  title={OPEN DIALOGUE IN PSYCHOSIS I: AN INTRODUCTION AND CASE ILLUSTRATION},
  author={Jaakko Seikkula, Birgitta Alakare, Jukka Aaltonen},
  journal={Journal of Constructivist Psychology},
  year={2001},
  volume={14},
  pages={247 - 265}
}
As a social construct, our approach to work with severely disturbed psychiatric patients in crisis, termed Open Dialogue (OD), begins treatment within 24 hours of referral and includes the family and social network of the patient in discussions of all issues throughout treatment. Treatment is adapted to the specific and varying needs of patients and takes place at home, if possible. Psychological continuity and trust are emphasized by constructing integrated teams that include both inpatient… 
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Open Dialogue Approach: Treatment Principles and Preliminary Results of a Two-Year Follow-Up on First Episode Schizophrenia
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The OD approach, like other family therapy programs, seems to produce better outcomes than conventional treatment, given the decreased use of neuroleptic medication.
Approach : Treatment Principles and Preliminary Results of a Two-year Follow-up on First Episode Schizophrenia
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The OD approach and the study carried out to determine its effectiveness in treatment of schizophrenia are described, suggesting that OD, like other family therapy programs, seems to produce better outcomes than conventional treatment, given the decreased use of neuroleptic medication.
Family therapy and schizophrenia: a brief theoretical overview and a framework for clinical practice
  • F. Burbach
  • Psychology, Medicine
    BJPsych Advances
  • 2018
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The theoretical context for the development of integrated family interventions for psychosis is described and a framework for practice is provided and a collaborative, resource-oriented integrated family intervention for working with families and wider support networks is presented.
Experiences of Parachute NYC: An Integration of Open Dialogue and Intentional Peer Support
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Responses to the structure of network meetings and Parachute’s approach to medication were mixed, with a few participants struggling with what they felt was a lack of urgency and others experiencing the approach as holistic.
Interpersonal Relations Within the Context of Resource Groups for People With Severe Mental Illness: A Narrative Approach
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The resource group method should not be considered an intervention to organize informal support for the patient, but a platform to expose and adjust the functioning of the patient's social network as a whole.
The Charcot Effect: The Invention of Mental Illnesses
This article proposes the Charcot effect, in which clinicians describe what they themselves prescribe. It is argued that the Charcot effect can be a critical instrument for exposing how mental…
A heuristic model for collaborative practice—part 2: development of the collaborative, dialogue-based clinical practice model for community mental health and substance abuse care
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The CDCP Model presented fills the gap that exists in the field of community MHSA practice regarding how to operationalize systematically the tenets of person-centeredness, recovery-oriented, and pluralism-oriented practice in terms of user/professional collaboration.
Just Keep Going - Polyphony. Gentle Activism for Collective Survival
This portfolio examines the possibility of my project ‘Just Keep Going’ series to nurture resilience for those experiencing uncanniness during periods of change and re-organization in the aftermath…
The difference that makes the difference: a conceptual analysis of the open dialogue approach
Abstract In this paper we focus on the Open Dialogue (OD) approach to acute psychosis with the aim of better understanding and clarifying the principles underlying its efficacy. To do this, we do a…

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