Abstract

MINONDO-ROMERO, Marina; CANTON-ALVAREZ, Fernando  and  SANCHEZ-SANCHEZ, Sergio. Ágora project: a change of view towards dialogical aspects in mental health. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2022, vol.42, n.142, pp.67-93.  Epub Feb 20, 2023. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0211-57352022000200005.

This paper presents the Ágora Project's development since its origins. The Ágora Project is a participatory action research (PAR). This approach focuses on social construction of environmental knowledge based on dialogical processes applied in social care and mental health services contexts in the Community of Madrid. The study included 91 subjects from mental health services, including service users, families, and professionals. Open Dialogue and Collaboration Theory were applied in this research. Results show that there is still a strong presence of modern science vision, through the biomedical model of health, which reduces users' problem to their medical issues, emphasizing diagnostics and treatments. The participatory action research is driven to enhance the understanding of the current problems and arise new ideas to implement effective collaboration and the dialogic elements required by participants involved in psychiatric, psychological, and social care.

Keywords : communication; mental health; psychosocial rehabilitation; therapy.

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