Editor word: Issue 2 2023
Starting around the mid-nineteenth century, psychiatrists were referred to as "alienists." It was the alienist's job to study, understand...
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THE NORDIC PSYCHIATRIST
Word from NPA: Issue 2 2023
The new issue is about us. Doctors, managers, counselors, leaders, but also – partners, spouses, parents, daughters/sons. We have many...
UEMS for psychiatrists: seven competencies of a psychiatrist
The European Union of Medical Specialists (Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes – UEMS) is a non-governmental organisation...
Psychiatry - a unique speciality for approaching mental health bio-psycho-socio-existentially
Psychiatrists must take an active role in defining their identity, rather than allowing...
Interview with Lade Smith CBE, President of the RCPsych
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and is responsible for...
Philosophy, mental health and mental disorders
Interview with Erik Falkum, who explores fundamental questions in psychiatry.
The seven competencies of a psychiatrist
The seven competencies of a psychiatrist are based on the CanMEDS physician competency framework as amended in 2015.
What can “The invisible child” teach us about leadership?
On the first day of medical school one of the main teachers read the short story “The Invisible Child” by Tove Jansson out loud. It is...
Interview with Dr. Joao Grenho, Secretary General of UEMS and Head of EACCME
Continuous medical education and continuous professional development are cornerstones of the professionalism of doctors. The Nordic...
European competencies in psychiatry and CanMEDs
In this short paper, I will describe the place of Psychiatry within the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the role that...
Report from UEMS meetings and Thematic Federation for Green and Sustainable Medical Practise
The first of two meetings this year, 2023, with UEMS Psychiatry took place in a hot...
The psychiatrist as a medical expert
The psychiatrist is among other things, a medical expert within the bio-psycho-social model, who assesses and treats mental health...
CL psychiatry – the psychiatrist as collaborator
Interview with Siv Elin Pigantiello, who is privileged to work alongside dedicated and engaged colleagues from somatic specialties.
Who should make psychiatric diagnoses?
Psychiatry was in the vanguard of developing the multi-disciplinary team practice that is now the norm in modern medicine. The need to...
Stand up in defence of diagnostics! Or to whom does the diagnosis belong?
One of the most central assignments of health care is diagnostics, i. e. collecting and summarizing the problems presented by the patient...
“Always together, never alone – the psychiatrist as collaborator”
A good understanding of roles requires respect for each other, as well as us being responsive and having the ability to manage...
7 competences of a psychiatrist - collaborator competence
What does it really take to be a good psychiatrist? One of the competences needed in this line of work is the ability to...
Interview with Lina Martinsson, Head of Psykiatri Sydväst, SLSO
Psykiatri Sydväst (PSV) is a clinic located at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge twenty kilometers south of the center of...
“I am so happy it isn’t me…”: reflections on physicians and leadership
As every physician will face leadership challenges, the aim of this article is to elaborate on one of the seven CANMeds' competencies on...
The psychiatrist as a health advocate
Interview with psychiatrist Dr. Ólafur Þór Ævarsson.
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