The day hospital for children in Zurich, Switzerland, and the concept of dialogics.
The only day hospital for children and adolescents in the German-speaking part of Switzerland is located in Zurich. It has been operating since 1975 within the philosophical principles of dialogics. In this paper the author describes in detail the concept of dialogics as it relates to the beliefs and practices in carrying out an integrated therapeutic environment for children and their parents.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013557:Switzerland