system thinking – A New Vision for Mental Health

Studying Mental Health Problems as Systems, Not Syndromes

Author: Editorial 19th October 2022 0 Comments

This article by Eiko I. Fried has been published in Sage Journals. The abstract says: “Despite decades of clinical, sociopolitical, and research efforts, progress in understanding and treating mental health problems remains disappointing. I discuss two barriers that have contributed to…
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complexity science, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, diagnostic labelling, DSM, Eiko Fried, history of psychiatry, reductionism, Sage Journals, syndromes, system thinking

Systems all the way down: embracing complexity in mental health research

Author: Editorial 7th April 2022 0 Comments

This editorial by Eiko Fried and Donald Robinaugh has been published in BMC Medicine. The abstract says: “In this editorial for the collection on complexity in mental health research, we introduce and summarize the inaugural contributions to this collection: a series…
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BMC Medicine, complex adaptive systems, complexity, complexity science, complexity-based practice, Donald Robinaugh, Eiko Fried, system thinking

“If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here”: Working for real change in societal responses to distress

Author: Editorial 16th December 2021 0 Comments

This paper comes from David Harper and has been published in the Context journal. It begins: “Systemic therapists are well-used to considering the multiple layers of context within which our lives are embedded, so I thought I’d use the invitation to…
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biopsychosocial model, Context journal, contextual model, Culture & Society, David Harper, history of psychiatry, Open Dialogue, psychiatry, system thinking

Dialogical Meetings in Social Networks (The Systemic Thinking and Practice Series)

Author: Editorial 23rd June 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Jaakko Seikkula and Tom Erik Arnkil. The publishers say: “This book describes and analyses two dialogic network practices: ‘Open Dialogues’ – developed for use in psychiatric crisis situations – and ‘Anticipation Dialogues’ – used in…
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Anticipation Dialogues, books, Jaakko Seikkula, Open Dialogue, psycho-social work, system thinking, Tom Erik Arnkil

Thinking about complexity in health

Author: Editorial 27th February 2019 0 Comments

Complexity Science is an emerging field that is highly relevant to the subject of healthcare in general and mental healthcare in particular. Related to this field are subjects such as complex adaptive systems, complexity theory and systems thinking. “ Thinking about complexity in health: A systematic review of the key systems thinking and complexity ideas in health ”…
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complex adaptive systems, complexity science, complexity theory, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Open Research Online, Open University, Research, system thinking