Purpose The association between social networks and improved mental and physical health
is well documented in the literature, but mental health services rarely routinely intervene to …

Objective: Emerging evidence for Open Dialogue (OD) has generated considerable interest.
Evidence comes from a range of methodologies (case study, qualitative, and naturalistic …

Acute services for mental health crises are very important to service users and their
supporters, and consume a substantial share of mental health resources in many countries …

Open Dialogue (OD) is a family-oriented early intervention approach which has
demonstrated good outcomes in the treatment of first-episode psychosis (FEP) …

After birth the first thing we learn is becoming a participant in dialogue. We are born in
relations and those relations become our structure. Intersubjectivity is the basis of human …

“Estaríamos ficando cada vez mais doentes? Ou estaríamos a cada dia ficando mais
saudáveis, já que gastamos mais com saúde?” Os autores partem desse questionamento …

BackgroundThis research assesses whether multi-year treatment with antipsychotic
medications reduces or eliminates psychosis in schizophrenia. It provides 20 years of …

Background Mental health care has lagged behind other health‐care domains in developing
and applying shared decision making (SDM) for treatment decisions. This is despite …

Mental health services in a health district in Finland with a population of 72,000 were
developed into a comprehensive family-and network-centered entity by giving all the …

Abstract Background 'Open Dialogue'is a social network model of crisis and continuing
mental healthcare which involves elements of service delivery such as immediate response …