Issue 1 2023 | The Nordic Psychiatrist

Editor word: Issue 1 2023

I work all night, I work all day to pay the bills I have to pay. Ain’t it sad? And still there never seems to be a single penny left for...

Main theme: Money, money, money

Money

“Hired” doctors in Sweden – a coin with two sides

Hans-Peter Mofors

“Hired” doctors in Sweden – a coin with two sides

Interview with Christian Törnqvist from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities (SALAR).

A reflection on money, happiness and mental health!

Páll Matthíasson

A reflection on money, happiness and mental health!

Many years ago, during my training as a psychiatrist, I had the luxury of access to one of the largest psychiatric libraries in the world...

Marianne Kastrup

The Danish 10-year plan for psychiatry

Interview with Merete Nordentoft, Chairperson of Danish Psychiatric Association.

Gylfi Zoega

Health expenditures and mental health

Every society must decide how much to spend on health care. The decision involves trading off the disposable income of the healthy...

Lars Lien

Ethics or economy?

Over recent years there has been a marked growth in the number of psychologists and psychiatrists leaving public health services in...

Making a difference: experiences from Amnesty International

Marianne Kastrup

Making a difference: experiences from Amnesty International

Interview with Morten Ekstrøm, MD, PhD.

Stereotyping of the poor versus the wealthy

Linda Lai

Stereotyping of the poor versus the wealthy

Poor people are often negatively stereotyped, especially by individuals with high power and influence.

Anne Kristine Bergem

Life as a locum

Interview with psychiatrist Ole Kristian Kleivenes.

Lars Lien

Social inequalities and mental health

Social inequalities can have a significant impact on mental health outcomes. Research has consistently shown that individuals from...

Heming Olsen-Bergem

The price of a smile

Oral health care coverage in people with severe mental illness – a Nordic overview.

Between budget and quality of mental health services

Petter Andreas Ringen

Between budget and quality of mental health services

In September 2022, I entered the position as Head of Division of Mental Health and Addiction (MHA) at Oslo University Hospital.

Working in Caritas, a worldwide Catholic humanitarian organization

Marianne Kastrup

Working in Caritas, a worldwide Catholic humanitarian organization

Interview with Signe Lykkegaard, a specialist in psychiatry.

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

January - March of 2023

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Historical aspects

Óttar Gudmundsson

The big bomb

Jónas Jónsson and the Medical Organization.

Hans-Peter Mofors

In memoriam: Ola Marstein

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

Medical comments

Is schizophrenia a rheumatological disease of the brain?

Susanne Bejerot

Is schizophrenia a rheumatological disease of the brain?

The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia has gained wide attention and research on the association show an...

Goda Tikniūtė

Logotherapy as a response to challenge

The development of psychotherapeutic approaches is based on the necessity of searching for relevant answers in the face of the challenges...

Paradigm shifts in ICD-11 - useful or not?

Mats Adler

Paradigm shifts in ICD-11 - useful or not?

Can ICD-11 replace DSM-5 as the clinician's diagnostic guide? That is what Mats Adler asks in this overview of the updated diagnosis...

Education

Morten Selle

How should continuous education be funded: UEMS point of view

Ensuring and promoting the highest standard of quality in the care we provide for our patients is one of the main goals for the UEMS, and...

A week in psychiatry

Greta Murauskienė

A Week in Psychiatry with Greta Murauskienė

This time, Greta Murauskienė gladly agreed to describe her work week.

Culture

Afroz Akram Shah

From dust to gold

A reflection upon the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”.

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Martin Balslev Jorgensen

Highlights from the Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (January - March of 2023)

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

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Nordic Psychiatric Associations

Stockholm, Sweden

The Nordic Psychiatrist is published twice a year by the Nordic Psychiatric Associations. The journal is distributed to all members of the national Nordic psychiatry associations. The journal is available to all readers online from June 2021.

Contents of Issue 1 2023:

Money, money, money - Editorials - Historical aspects - Medical comments - Education - A week in psychiatry - Culture
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Editorials - Historical aspects - Medical comments - Education - A week in psychiatry - Culture

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