by chris
Open Dialogue — Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula — Beyond Meds
Apr 4 2011 in Jaakko Seikkula, Mary Olson, Mental Health Reclaimed, Text and Media, Today's Highlilghts by chris
From the blog – Beyond Meds
Over the past two decades, Dr. Jaakko Seikkula’s hospital team in Finland has advanced and refined “Open Dialogue,” a family and social network approach to first episode psychosis care, and this way of working has garnered widespread attention for dramatically improving outcomes. Open Dialogue de-emphasizes US-style pharmaceutical intervention and instead establishes a dialogue with the patient, provides immediate help, and organizes “a treatment meeting” within twenty-four hours of the initial contact. The results consistently show that this way of working reduces hospitalization, lowers use of medication, and leads to less recurrance of crisis when compared with psychosis treatment as usual.
Cindi Fisher said on December 13, 2011
Hi!
I am trying to find a contact for Mary Olson. I went on Rocktheboattraining.org and it features Mary as guest speaker for a conference on Open Dialogue, January 21,22, 2012. There is no number to call, and the email listed for a woman name Cami bounces back to me undeliverable. I would like to register for it, but I want to make sure Mary is still coming. There is no onsite-web registration.
Thanks,
Cindi Fisher
admin said on December 14, 2011
Hi Cindy… the conference you are referring to occurred many years ago. However, I would be pleased to connect you to Mary. I was just out in New England last week and met with her. Here is her email address — molson@smith.edu
Good luck with everything!!
Chris Kinman