Objectives Family involvement is strongly recommended in clinical guidelines but suffers
from poor implementation. To explore this topic at a conceptual level, a multidisciplinary …

It was over 15 years ago that John Shotter and I began to discuss the need for an intellectual
sinew that might bind together the sweeping dialogues of discontent in the social sciences …

Postmodern scholarship poses significant challenges to pivotal assumptions of individual
knowledge, objectivity, and truth. In their place, an emphasis is placed on the communal …

Questioning the tradition of individual responsibility, this pioneering book also transforms the
concept of responsibility by giving centre stage to the relational process rather than to the …

In Finland, a network‐based, language approach to psychiatric care has emerged, called
“Open Dialogue.” It draws on Bakhtin's dialogical principles (Bakhtin, 1984) and is rooted in …

The open dialogue (OD) family and network approach aims at treating psychotic patients in
their homes. The treatment involves the patient's social network and starts within 24 hr after …

The author presents a set of philosophical assumptions that provide a different language for
thinking about and responding to the persistent questions:“How can our therapy practices …

Kädessäsi on uusittu painos kirjastamme, joka julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran 2005. Vaikka
kirjan julkaisualallakin ajat muuttuvat nopeasti, mielestämme kolme vuotta sitten julkaistu ei …

As the number of postmodern theoretical contributions to the literature of psychology has
grown, so have postmodernism's appeals and recognitions of its relevance. Many of these …

This book describes and analyses two dialogic network practices:'Open Dialogues'-
developed for use in psychiatric crisis situations-and'Anticipation Dialogues'-used in less …