What the world’s first randomised trial of Open Dialogue tells us about the future of crisis care

ODDESSI report

For decades, Open Dialogue has been one of the most talked-about ideas in mental health reform: a person-centred, family-and-community-oriented approach to crisis care, that puts relationships and continuity at the centre, rather than diagnosis and hand-offs between teams. Until now, the evidence behind it has come largely from long-term, non-randomised studies. That changed this year, […]