Rehistorisierend Erkennen und Handeln – methodologische Skizzen.

This article looks back on the development of the »rehistoricising diagnostics« method. Furthermore, it is shown that this diagnostic procedure was significantly influenced by Italian »democratic psychiatry«, which was closely linked to the names of Franco Basaglia and Franca Ongaro Basaglia, among others, and which achieved a significant restructuring of Italian psychiatry. Rehistoricising diagnostic recognition, explanation and understanding fulfils the function of mediation and translation, so that social exclusion is overcome and participation is made possible, marks the conclusion of the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]