Why Dialogue Does Cure

Explaining What Makes Dialogue Unprecedentedly Effective in Difficult Crises

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This book presents the core elements of Open Dialogue – an innovative system of mental health care initially developed in Western Lapland, Finland, and spread into about 40 countries – and explains why dialogic practice can be so effective in the treatment of difficult mental health crises.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-05-22
Mått240 x 20 x 150 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor164
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031912931

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Psykiatri inom Medicin
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Jaakko Seikkula is Professor of Psychotherapy in the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. A family therapist with over 40 years of experience both as a practitioner and a researcher in mental health services, Dr. Seikkula was part of the team that developed the Open Dialogue approach for mental health care working as a clinical psychologist at Keropudas Hospital in Western Lapland, Finland, building upon his work in developing family and social network-based practices in psychiatry with psychosis and other severe crises.

1. Dialogical forms of practice and Open Dialogues.- 2. "I've never seen anything like this before".- 3. From empiricism to a humane view of human being.- 4. Life is a stream of participation: The intersubjective revolution.- 5. The evolution of family therapy from systemic to embodied sharing.- 6. Relational and embodied mind.- 7. Psychotic behavior is a part of dialogue, not a pathology.- 8. Dialogue develops reflexivity.- 9. Dialogical science: Research in real-life settings.- 10. Simple steps to develop dialogic skills to be present in the moment.- 11. Epilogue: Dialogue as an act of love.