The psychiatrist as a health advocate
Interview with psychiatrist Dr. Ólafur Þór Ævarsson.
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THE NORDIC PSYCHIATRIST
Yes, we can: interview with Mikkel Rasmussen
Psychiatrists could benefit from getting a greater insight into the political and administrative processes governing our health care...
General competencies in the training of future psychiatrists in a time of shortage of supervisors
Comments by the Danish Psychiatric Association to the new recommendations by...
The world is experienced with the body: the art of medicine and creative writing
According to Hippocrates, the art of medicine was the special ethically driven ability to balance sensations, observations, experience...
The psychiatrist as a Scholar – Coachman or fifth wheel on the wagon?
The role of the psychiatrist in psychiatric research has changed during the last decades. From being a natural leader, we are gradually...
A Swedish multiple-choice test for psychiatrists
Discussions about examination as a part of residency in psychiatry have been ongoing for many years now. Residency in adult psychiatry...
Psychiatrist as a professional: interview with Professor Eugenijus Laurinaitis
Let’s start with the three main components of each profession: knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is quite well-defined what knowledge...
The importance of work for clients in psychiatric outpatient clinics
It is hard for people with mental illnesses to get an employment, for various reasons. Here we discuss the paper “Attitudes towards work...
Psychiatrist as communicator: interview with Vilius Ogenskas
Vilius Ogenskas is a psychiatrist currently working at Jonava primary health care center and Lotus Medica Clinic. In the start of his...
Psychiatry in Latvia throughout the centuries
Psychiatry in Latvia has a long and eventful history. A sensitive attitude towards the mentally ill in Riga was formed already during the...
A week in psychiatry with Hans-Peter Mofors
This time, Hans-Peter Mofors gladly agreed to describe his work week.
Highlights from the Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (June - October of 2023)
The Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, formerly “Nordisk Psykiatrisk Tidsskrift”, is an international journal that publishes excellent...
Mental disorders represent a worldwide public health concern
Interview with Professor Danuta Wasserman, President of the World Psychiatric Association.
Get ready for the most exciting Baltic-Nordic Congress in Psychiatry of 2024!
We are proud to announce that the Latvian Psychiatric Association is hosting the Nordic Congress of Psychiatry for the first time in Riga...
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