

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...




In memoriam: Ola Marstein
It is with great sadness that I inform you that our dear colleague and friend Ola Marstein has passed away.


The Nordic Psychiatrist turns ten!
Did you know that Nordic psychiatric collaboration is very old? It dates back 1906, at that time it was named The Scandinavian...


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...


Oslo Hospital – 300 years of mental care
Some reflections on the site of Norway’s first psychiatric in-patient facility and the place for small personalized institutions.