Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto
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The Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto, located in Palo Alto, California, US, has been one of the leading sources of ideas in the area of systems theory and psychotherapy, especially family therapy. Later, it presented an innovative model for the comprehensive approach to brief therapy, a model which, in turn, has influenced subsequent brief therapy approaches throughout the world. Its most famous member is Dr. Watzlawick who is a founding member of its Brief Therapy Center, and also offers workshops on the Therapy of "As-If." Dr. Watzlawick lectures around the world and participates in the weekly Brief Therapy Center meetings at the MRI.
