training of forensic psychiatrists – the ghent group per lindqvist, md, associate professor...
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Training of forensic psychiatrists –the Ghent group
Per Lindqvist, MD, Associate Professor
Division of Forensic Psychiatry
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Karolinska institute, Stockholm
The 9th Nordic Symposium on Forensic Psychiatry, August 24-26, 2011. Lidingö, Sweden
Purpose
To improve the training of psychiatrists working in forensic mental health in Europe.
To increase the knowledge among psychiatrists of how mental health and the law operate in various European countries.
Lidingö August 24-26, [email protected] 2
Background
Any psychiatrists can now work in any country within the EU
There is a need for transnational, professional cooperation and EU is, logically, the starting place
Lidingö August 24-26, [email protected] 3
How it started
2003
Annual meeting of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry in the Royal College of Psychiatrists (the UK)
Prof Norbert Nedopil, Munich, Germany
Prof Pamela J Taylor, Cardiff, Wales
Prof Emeritus John Gunn, Institute of Psychiatry, London
GUNN, J. & NEDOPIL, N. (2005). European training in forensic psychiatry. (editorial).
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 15, 207-213.
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Meetings of the Ghent group
Ghent 2004 Stockholm 2005 Copenhagen 2006
Munich 2007 Nijmegen 2008
Cardiff 2009 Innspruck 2010 Antwerp 2011
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Achievements so far
An established European network of psychiatrists working in forensic mental health
A common definition of Forensic Psychiatry
An European course for trainees in (forensic) psychiatry
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