There is nothing so terrible as a lack of response – forerword to the czech translation

Abstract

The text is a foreword to the Czech translation of one of the most inspiring publications in the field of family therapy and systemic practice in the last decade. It introduces the development of open dialogue approach in Finland.

The foreword includes personal experience with open dialogue approach in a psychiatric workplace and also a commentary on application of dialogical approaches in psychiatry and mental health.

Keywords

• dialogical approaches
• open dialogue
• family
• psychiatry
• mental health