Articles

were published on August 26th 2026 on The Lancet Psychiatry.

Read the paper

The 30th International Meeting of Dialogical and Reflective Approaches for the treatment of Psychosis has started.

Here's the Openig by Audur and the Hugarafl team. (YouTube link)

Many thanks to all of you.

Received and published as is

Dear all,

The date for the official release of the ODDESSI results has been announced: Thursday 27th August.

After a ten year journey, we now find ourselves less than a week away from the final publication.

The ODDESSI results will be discussed in detail live with a panel of specialists from 10.00am to 12.00pm BST. Please join the Zoom call from 9.50am BST using the link below:

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85995171696

If you have any technical issues, please email help@onlinevents.co.uk.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Katya Vasco

POD Administrator 

on behalf of the POD Team

by Per Eisenman.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anzf.70086

Very interesting article about implementing Open Dialogue service in rural area in Vermont.
Full text is beyond a paywall, but the abstract is free for everybody.

CHARM consists of a group of people who want to improve mental health services in Manchester. Manchester is a city in the north-west of England with a population of just under three million. In September 2020 when a Hospital was earmarked for re-development as a single site psychiatric unit a group of people opposed this proposal. They believed it would not meet the needs of the people of Manchester in crisis.

The intention was to start something where everyone could have a say in what was needed. The whole community had to be consulted. This was done in the spirit of collaboration and concerns were later raised with the Mayor of Manchester.

Many of the needs and concerns had been expressed previously in the 1980’s but not much had changed. CHARM intend to make a difference framing their concerns very much within the context of community life.

Interesting article by Richard Sears - May 28, 2026 

It is on Mad in America website (click to go to MIA)

This looks like a very promising initiative.

I hope it will expand across different contexts, times, and languages.

They’ve put together an excellent website—so rather than take my word for it, click through and explore it yourself.

We’re looking forward to hearing more from Mark, especially about the results so far and the potential for wider adoption in other languages.