Training of forensic psychiatrists

The situation in Iceland

Training of forensic psychiatrists

• Formal training of forensic psychiatrists is none existent but occasionally courses have been held, one recently on the HCR-20 instrument.

• Psychiatric investigations are conducted by general psychiatrist, 5 of our 70 Icelandic psychiatrists do most of them.

• No written rules or act exist concerning how.

Training of forensic psychiatrists

• We have three Icelandic forensic psychiatristOne educated in UK but has never worked in this field in

Iceland. One now working privat as general psychiatristOne is active but working/in NorwayWe have one forensic psychologist and he is actually

head of our psychological department at the University Hospital, educated from UK

Has been very activy in research in this field with Gísli Guðjónsson prof in London.

One educated forensic nurse, educated from Australia

Training of forensic psychiatrists

• As our small department finally became part of the department of Psychiatry at the University Hospial Landspitali in 2009, things will hopefully change

• This year all young doctors training in psychiatry attended one day program at our clinic*

• Important for us to teach but also for young junior doctors to learn about forensic psychiatry then hopefully some will become interested and study abroad

• Our education system and enables us to follow up new research and go to those courses abroad we want to attend

• Important to be part of research teams internationally but also meet regularly clincial thinking, experienced forensic psychiatrist

Training of forensic psychiatrists

• Recently a case showed pitfalls in our system• Psychiatric examination I diagnosed an

individal with multiple personality and thus unacountable

• Psychiatric examination II diagnosed the same individual with delusional disorder, type erotomani and thus unacountable

• Together both psychiatric examinations interviewed the individual 5 times !

The 9th NordicSymposium on

Forensic Psychiatry

• Thanks for reminded me to come• Special thanks to you all • I am sure we will all gain by these meetings• Smaller meetings usually are more stimulating

and give fruit to new ideas and research