The Danish Council on Ethics published in 2023 a report about euthanasia. The conclusion was that 16 out of the 17 members found that (...)

The issue of capital punishment has been a subject of considerable controversy both regarding its effectiveness as a deterrent and the (...)

The fact that there was no new beginning in 1945 was partly due to the lack of a manageable alternative psychiatric approach. This (...)

Death is an inseparable part of human existence. Everyone claims to know that they are mortal although many behave as if life has no end.

As a psychiatrist, assessing the risk of suicide is a constant part of professional life. Documenting these considerations in the (...)

Existentialism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the unique, unrepeatable nature of human existence, which (...)

Death is merely a fact of human existence, a background reality until it is encountered and experienced personally. It feels like such (...)

Professionals in psychiatric settings are accustomed to questions about violence. It is not an uncommon perception in the general (...)

Interview with forensic psychiatry expert Vaiva Martinkienė.

Theme: Death in Psychiatry We face premature death. A child is killed by their father. A son kills his mother. A child murders a child....

This article chronicles my experience as a psychiatrist in Greenland - from digital consultations and “coastal visits” to confronting (...)

Interview with dr. Ferdinand Jónsson, an Icelandic psychiatrist and well-known poet.

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

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

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

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

Interview with Annette Strömgren, MD, Ph.D.

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

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...