2023 Volume 35 Issue 4 Pages 332-338
Open Dialogue (OD) was applied at Keropudas Hospital in Finnish Western Lapland in the 1970s. In the 2000s, OD has been introduced in other countries, including Japan. OD has been developed in family therapy. Furthermore, OD has been supported by the research of many experts and psychotherapists. As I have pondered the question of what OD is, I have tried to consider the ideological background of OD, as touched on in the writings of H.S. Sullivan and D.D. Jackson. I have argued in support of Sullivan by referring to indirect assurance and selective inattention, and I have investigated the vocal element of psychotherapy, which is common to both Sullivan and Jackson.
