Bad manager
I have come across many different administrators in my long professional life. Two types come especially to mind when I think about...
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THE NORDIC PSYCHIATRIST
Leadership and women
In most Western countries women comprise more than half of medical students and medical graduates. But in most parts of the world male...
Personality traits in leaders
There are still some discussions that leaders, and especially successful leaders have certain traits in their character that sometimes...
What is leadership in psychiatry according to young psychiatrists?
Young psychiatrists in Norway obtain exposure to train and experience handling leadership through the numerous rotations in different...
How to regain leadership of your own life?
Interview with Prof. Dr. Eugenijus Laurinaitis about inner guidance of our patients in the process of psychotherapy.
Being a chief medical officer
Interview with Marianne Kastrup, MD, PhD, about the changing role of a medical leadership.
Being a young leader in politics
Interview with Liban Sheikh, a 31-year-old Finnish politician and the chair of the Left Youth of Finland.
Leading yourself: finding my own career path
As children, we all have been asked what we want to do when we grow up. People expect children to give one answer, name one dream job.
About good leadership
Interview with Tobias Nordin, who was named the “Healthcare leader of the future” in 2014.
Highlights from the Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 76
The Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, formerly “Nordisk Psykiatrisk Tidsskrift”, is an international journal that publishes excellent...
A week in psychiatry: 7 Days of Maris Taube
This time our guest is Maris Taube, president of Latvian Psychiatric association. Should say, the week is filled with psychiatry.
Transformation of psychiatric specialist training in Finland
Medical specialist training is undergoing a significant transformation in Finland, and this has and will have a profound impact in...
Psychiatric hospital in Covid times
Interview with Prof. Arūnas Germanavičius, director of Republican Vilnius psychiatric hospital (Lithuania).
Mogens Schou, the lithium pioneer
Only a handful of Danish psychiatrists have achieved international fame and foremost among them is Mogens Schou (1918-2005), former...
Leadership: the voice of young doctors
Leadership in any field should always start with self-leadership which encompasses self-awareness and self-management, constant drive for...
Editor word: Issue 2 2021
In this issue of “The Nordic Psychiatrist” we will focus on different aspects of leadership. What are the characteristics of a good leader?
Leadership in medicine
Leadership in medicine in my view is working in team, noticing where others need helping hand and reaching out; being creative and making...
Ready for leadership
Interview with Ida Maria Ingeholm Klinkby, vice-chair of the Danish Association of Young Psychiatrists.
Leadership and professional skills courses
Interview with Norman Sartorius about adequate training in leadership and professional skills for young psychiatrists.
Leadership and personality disorder: what do we know?
Rima Viliūnienė answers few questions by Ramunė Mazaliauskienė
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