Why Dialogue Does Cure

Explaining What Makes Dialogue Unprecedentedly Effective in Difficult Crises

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

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

Utgivningsdatum:2025-05-22
Mått:240 x 20 x 150 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:164
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031912931

Utforska kategorier

Klinisk psykologi inom Medicin
Psykiatri inom Medicin
Psykoterapi som behandlingsmetod inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

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.

Innehållsförteckning

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.