Open Dialogue – Page 2 – A New Vision for Mental Health

Open Dialogue: an alternative Finnish approach to healing psychosis

Author: Editorial 18th April 2019 0 Comments

This 74-minute film – a 3 minute trailer is also available – looks at the Open Dialogue Project as developed in Finland by Prof. Jaakko Seikkula The film’s maker, Daniel Mackler, says this project is presently [as of 2010 when the film was…
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Daniel Mackler, Finland, first episode psychosis, Jaakko Seikkula, Kari Valtanen, meaning, meaning-making, Open Dialogue, psychosis, schizophrenia, video

My Name Is Rachel

Author: Editorial 10th April 2019 0 Comments

In this 27 minute audio recording from the BBC, Rachel Waddingham tells her story of being sectioned multiple times. At various different times, Rachel has been given a large number of different psychiatric labels/ diagnoses. These include schizophrenia (three times), depression, anxiety,…
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‘revolving door’ patients, audio, BBC, Clients & Patients, coercive psychiatry, fear of malpractice litigation, Open Dialogue, patient's rights, Rachel Waddingham, sectioned