Integrating Open Dialogue with coordinated specialty care in a Southeastern U.S. public hospital: A qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives

• Person-centered treatment modalities are showing increasing promise for psychosis. • We implemented a joint Open Dialogue and Coordinated Specialty Care framework. • Clinicians experienced tensions and personal transformation during implementation. • A treatment framework such as this may aid in larger systemic change. • Successful implementation requires tools to navigate tensions and difficulties.