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Apr 11, 2021

About me

With an interest in mood disorders, Hans-Peter Mofors has for the last two decades been the head of the bipolar outpatient clinic at the Karolinska Hospital, Solna. In recent years, he works part time clinically and also as a medical expert in court trials dealing with coercive and forensic psychiatric care. He is the former chairman of the Swedish Psychiatric Association and has since 2012 been the chief editor of The Nordic Psychiatrist.

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Dec 2, 20242 min
Editor word: Issue 2 2024
Our latest issue focused on Uncertainty, an experience we all share regarding the future, though we manage it in different ways. Death (...)

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Jun 3, 20244 min
The unbearable uncertainty of being. Is psychiatry the cure?
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...

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May 27, 20244 min
Doubt as a driving force in OCD
Interview with Diana Pascal, expert of OCD.

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May 19, 20243 min
Editor word: Issue 1 2024
How many patients suffer from bipolar disorder? Or ADHD or any other well-defined psychiatric condition. Do they also suffer from...

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Dec 5, 20232 min
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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Nov 18, 20234 min
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...

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Nov 6, 20235 min
A week in psychiatry with Hans-Peter Mofors
This time, Hans-Peter Mofors gladly agreed to describe his work week.

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Jun 15, 20234 min
“Hired” doctors in Sweden – a coin with two sides
Interview with Christian Törnqvist from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities (SALAR).

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May 26, 20232 min
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...

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May 26, 20232 min
In memoriam: Ola Marstein
It is with great sadness that I inform you that our dear colleague and friend Ola Marstein has passed away.

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Dec 8, 20222 min
Editor word: Issue 2 2022
The title of this issue, Perinatal health, refers to the first 1001 days of a human being, namely from conception until a child is two...

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Nov 15, 20222 min
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...

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Jun 30, 20222 min
Editor word: Issue 1 2022
When I started writing this issue's editorial, I was on my way home from the meeting, where we planned the content for this issue...

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Jun 7, 20224 min
War and music
Music has always played a big role when it comes to war. In wartime, it has been used as propaganda, to increase nationalistic sentiment...

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Dec 14, 20217 min
About good leadership
Interview with Tobias Nordin, who was named the “Healthcare leader of the future” in 2014.

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Dec 13, 20212 min
Editor word: Issue 2 2021
In this issue of “The Nordic Psychiatrist” we will focus on different aspects of leadership. What are the characteristics of a good leader?

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Jun 7, 20214 min
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation – an underused treatment for depression?
Interview with Carl-Johan Ekman.

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Jun 6, 20218 min
Current and novel approaches to antipsychotics
Interview with Holger Arthur.

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Jun 5, 20212 min
Editor word: Issue 1 2021
“Connecting Minds" is the theme for this year's Nordic Congress of Psychiatry. The theme, which was decided several years ago, has taken...

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Mar 18, 20212 min
Editor word: Issue 2 2020
Dear colleague, we are indeed living in different and special times. Never has any of us experienced these new circumstances when our...

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Mar 18, 20214 min
About the Importance of the Environment and the Individual's Resilience
Interview with Marie Åsberg, Professor Emeritus KI.

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