The 30th Nordic Congress of Psychiatry. In Tromsø 5-8 june 2012.
The 30th Nordic Congress of Psychiatry will this year be held in Tromsø between 5-8 of june 2012. The main topic of the venue is- Understanding minds and crossing borders. The congress is organized by the Norwegian Psychiatric Association and the Norwegian Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on behalf of the Joint Committee of the Nordic Psychiatric Associations and in cooperation with all Psychiatric Associations within the Nordic Zone of the World Psychiatric Association. The time limit for submitting abstracts is February the 20th 2012. 
There will be a separate program for candidates in psychiatric specialization (LIS).
The scientific program will have a broad scope
•What do we need to know for good health services planning and what are necessary ingredients of a good mental health service system (Assen Jablensky)
•Mental health implications of migration (Dinesh Bhugra)
•Models of mental health service for multicultural societies and what culture adds to a person-centered psychiatry (Laurence Kirmayer)
•The gene environment in psychiatry (Kenneth Kendler)
•Current challenges in psychopathology - clinical and theoretical implications of sub-threshold states in psychiatry (Levent Küey)
•Treatment of psychosis with an emphasize on early intervention(Thomas McGlashan , Pat McGorry, Merethe Nordenthoft, Jan O. Johannesen, Ingrid Melle)
•Life expectancy and mental health (Merethe Nordenthoft)
