Issue 2 2023 | The Nordic Psychiatrist

Issue 2 2023: Seven competencies of a psychiatrist

Medical expert

Communicator

Collaborator

Leader

Health advocate

Scholar

Professional

Editorials | Medical comments | Historical aspects
Week in psychiatry | Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
World Psychiatric Association | Nordic Congress of Psychiatry

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Editorials

Hans-Peter Mofors

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...

Ramunė Mazaliauskienė

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...

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7 competencies

Main theme: 7 competencies of a psychiatrist

UEMS for psychiatrists: seven competencies of a psychiatrist

Goda Tikniūtė

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

Shahram Shaygani

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

Páll Matthíasson

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

Anne Kristine Bergem

Philosophy, mental health and mental disorders

Interview with Erik Falkum, who explores fundamental questions in psychiatry.

The seven competencies of a psychiatrist

Marisa Casanova Dias

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?

Maria Larsson

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

Páll Matthíasson

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

Andrew Brittlebank

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

Olle Hollertz

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 Nordic Psychiatrist is published by the Nordic Psychiatric Associations (NPA). The NPA consists of the following national associations:

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The Nordic Psychiatric Associations is a member of:

7 competencies - Medical expert

Lars Lien

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...

Tom Burns

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?

Lena Nylander

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...

7 competencies - Communicator

Psychiatrist as communicator: interview with Vilius Ogenskas

Goda Tikniūtė

Psychiatrist as communicator: interview with Vilius Ogenskas

Vilius Ogenskas is a psychiatrist currently working at Jonava primary health care center and Lotus Medica Clinic. In the start of his...

7 competencies - Collaborator

CL psychiatry – the psychiatrist as collaborator

Anne Kristine Bergem

CL psychiatry – the psychiatrist as collaborator

Interview with Siv Elin Pigantiello, who is privileged to work alongside dedicated and engaged colleagues from somatic specialties.

“Always together, never alone – the psychiatrist as collaborator”

Fredrik Holth

“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

Merit Kudeviita

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...

7 competencies - Leader

Interview with Lina Martinsson, Head of Psykiatri Sydväst, SLSO

Hans-Peter Mofors

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

René Sjælland

“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...

7 competencies - Health advocate

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Click on each title to see a list of articles

June - October of 2023

Editorials | Medical comments | Historical aspects
Week in psychiatry | Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
World Psychiatric Association | Nordic Congress of Psychiatry