Issue 1 2024 | The Nordic Psychiatrist

Issue 1 2024

Main theme:
Life is an uncertain project

Editorials

Week in psychiatry

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

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Editor word: Issue 1 2024

How many patients suffer from bipolar disorder? Or ADHD or any other well-defined psychiatric condition. Do they also suffer from...

Main theme: Life is an uncertain project

Ingvard Wilhelmsen

Life is an uncertain project

In this unpredictable world the only factors we can control 100% are our own attitudes and behaviour. Nobody can deny us to think or do...

Suicide prevention; intrinsic uncertainty and clinician’s responsibility

Fredrik A. Walby

Suicide prevention; intrinsic uncertainty and clinician’s responsibility

Suicide is a complex and not well-understood phenomenon. In a meta-analysis of the international literature, we estimated that around 27%...

Páll Matthíasson

Uncertainty and forensic psychiatry

Interview with Andrew Forrester, professor of forensic psychiatry at Cardiff University.

Marianne Kastrup

Time is what you need it for

Interview with Annette Strömgren, MD, Ph.D.

Einar Øverenget

Ontological overload

Humans can be considered their own interface. Our ability to perceive, interpret and react to sensory impressions and information can be...

The unbearable uncertainty of being. Is psychiatry the cure?

Hans-Peter Mofors

The unbearable uncertainty of being. Is psychiatry the cure?

Uncertainty is a part of life, perhaps one of the few things we truly have knowledge about. We all must come to terms with the fact that...

Mental disorder diagnostics: embracing variability and accepting uncertainty

Fred Johansson and John Wallert

Mental disorder diagnostics: embracing variability and accepting uncertainty

“Phaedrus: And what is the other principle, Socrates? Socrates: That of dividing things again by classes, where the natural joints are..."

Death´s uncertain hour – a psychiatrist´s reflection on uncertainty

Páll Matthíasson

Death´s uncertain hour – a psychiatrist´s reflection on uncertainty

If anything is certain, it is the fact that our physical and mental reality is surrounded by layers of uncertainty. Just think about the...

Marianne Kastrup

How certain is a psychiatric diagnosis?

Interview with Peter Øvig, well-known Danish journalist and author.

Paul Joachim Bloch Thorsen

Please don’t read this!

Ok, if you do, I’m sorry. The title was sort of a click-bait to get you interested. A cheap trick and not very intelligent. The reason...

From uncertainty to understanding: decoding AI's impact on mental health and society

Mindaugas Jasulaitis

From uncertainty to understanding: decoding AI's impact on mental health and society

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative technological force, on par with the advent of the internet and smartphones.

Conspiracy theories as a response to uncertainty

Goda Tikniūtė

Conspiracy theories as a response to uncertainty

Interview with Tomas Sodeika, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of Vilnius University.

Hans-Peter Mofors

Doubt as a driving force in OCD

Interview with Diana Pascal, expert of OCD.

Mental health, uncertainty, diagnosis and more!

Páll Matthíasson

Mental health, uncertainty, diagnosis and more!

Interview with Héðinn Unnsteinsson, policy analyst.

Coping with uncertainty – a central topic in psychiatric specialist training

Erik Falkum

Coping with uncertainty – a central topic in psychiatric specialist training

In this article Erik Falkum explores the pervasive role of uncertainty in clinical work, emphasizing its heightened presence in...

Preparing for the worst – building resilience in soldiers going into war

Alexander Flaata

Preparing for the worst – building resilience in soldiers going into war

Enhancing soldier resilience through comprehensive mental skills training, particularly focusing on preventive measures, is crucial for...

Goda Tikniūtė

Preparing to survive in uncertainty

Interview with Edgaras Diržius, advisor in the fields of mental and public health to the Lithuanian Minister of Health.

Hope, faith, and religion in times of uncertainty – good for the mental health

Lars Lien

Hope, faith, and religion in times of uncertainty – good for the mental health

We live in times of great uncertainty. There are wars going on in our neighborhood that might affect and even spread to our Nordic and...

I am sure that I suffer from a physical disease

Marianne Kastrup

I am sure that I suffer from a physical disease

Interview with Per Fink, Professor, PhD, DMSc.

The credibility of mental health science: can we trust the scientists?

Jan Ivar Røssberg

The credibility of mental health science: can we trust the scientists?

A scientist can never be one hundred percent sure about anything. Science is not about “true or false”. Science is a methodology to...

Uncertainty and mental disorders: tolerating the pain of uncertainty

Goda Tikniūtė

Uncertainty and mental disorders: tolerating the pain of uncertainty

There are many definitions of uncertainty, capturing its various aspects. Generally speaking, uncertainty refers to a state of not...

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A week in psychiatry with Goda Tikniūtė

This time, Goda Tikniūtė gladly agreed to describe his work week.

Highlights from the Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (January - March of 2024)

The Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, formerly “Nordisk Psykiatrisk Tidsskrift”, is an international journal that publishes excellent...

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Contents of Issue 1 2024:

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Issue 1 2024 Main theme: Life is an uncertain project Editorials Week in psychiatry Nordic Journal of Psychiatry Click on each theme to see a list of articles

Editorials

Editor word: Issue 1 2024

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

January - March of 2024

Main theme: Life is an uncertain project

Life is an uncertain project

Suicide prevention; intrinsic uncertainty and clinician’s responsibility

Uncertainty and forensic psychiatry

Time is what you need it for

Ontological overload

The unbearable uncertainty of being. Is psychiatry the cure?

Mental disorder diagnostics: embracing variability and accepting uncertainty

Death´s uncertain hour – a psychiatrist´s reflection on uncertainty

How certain is a psychiatric diagnosis?

Please don’t read this!

From uncertainty to understanding: decoding AI's impact on mental health and society

Conspiracy theories as a response to uncertainty

Doubt as a driving force in OCD

Mental health, uncertainty, diagnosis and more!

Coping with uncertainty – a central topic in psychiatric specialist training

Preparing for the worst – building resilience in soldiers going into war

Preparing to survive in uncertainty

Hope, faith, and religion in times of uncertainty – good for the mental health

I am sure that I suffer from a physical disease

The credibility of mental health science: can we trust the scientists?

Uncertainty and mental disorders: tolerating the pain of uncertainty

Week in psychiatry

A week in psychiatry with Goda Tikniūtė

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Highlights from the Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (January - March of 2024)

End of Issue 1 2024 Interactive Contents

Issue 1 2024

Main theme:
Life is an uncertain project

Editorials

Week in psychiatry

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Click on each theme to see a list of articles