The psychiatrist's role at a local hospital in the northern part of Norway and his cooperation with the primary health service in the area.
This paper describes a practical working situation for a psychiatrist situated in the northern part of Norway. The psychiatrist is attached to the local hospital on a part time basis and takes care of the psychiatric cases in the medical ward together with somatic cases. In addition, he works in a polyclinical setting in town, in close contact with several health and social services, and tries to be close to where the problems originate. The psychiatrist deals mainly with crisis interventions and has a social psychiatric approach.
D001110:Arctic Regions; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007325:Institutional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009664:Norway; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011570:Psychiatry