Welcome to Scandinavia's largest annual mental health festival
The theme for our conference in 2023 is Change.
This year we'll be asking the fundamental questions: What is change, and how can we bring it about? ......read more
Since it was established in 1989, 'Schizofrenidagene' in Stavanger has developed into a unique conference arena. Presenting the work of distinguished clinicians and researchers of the highest international standards, the event has become a key meeting-point for mental health professionals.
Welcome to Scandinavia's largest and longest-running interdisciplinary mental health festival - the highlight of the mental health year!
Dance performance Thursday 9. November
Who do you turn to when your safety net fails you?
The Ministry for Unresolved Feelings has scarce resources but an important mission. The caseworkers are responsible for solving problems that no other agencies can remedy - with dance.
See Jo Strømgren Company's highly acclaimed show at the conference Thursday 9. November
Dance performance Thursday 9. November
Who do you turn to when your safety net fails you?
The Ministry for Unresolved Feelings has scarce resources but an important mission. The caseworkers are responsible for solving problems that no other agencies can remedy - with dance.
See Jo Strømgren Company's highly acclaimed show at the conference Thursday 9. November
STEVEN PINKER asks the big questions about human progress and sets out, in public, to answer them. We're delighted that he'll be joining us at this year's conference.
A provocative speaker, Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist who has been named by TIME as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His keynotes have helped millions demystify the science behind human language, thought, and action. Pinker is a Harvard professor, a TED speaker, and a bestselling author, twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Highly respected in the scientific community, his work and opinions are extensively covered in the mainstream media, and have won a wide general audience. In his latest book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, Pinker argues that we fail to take advantage of the most powerful tools of reasoning discovered by some of our best thinkers.
Hear Steven PInker speak at the main conference this November.
STEVEN PINKER asks the big questions about human progress and sets out, in public, to answer them. We're delighted that he'll be joining us at this year's conference.
A provocative speaker, Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist who has been named by TIME as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His keynotes have helped millions demystify the science behind human language, thought, and action. Pinker is a Harvard professor, a TED speaker, and a bestselling author, twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Highly respected in the scientific community, his work and opinions are extensively covered in the mainstream media, and have won a wide general audience. In his latest book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, Pinker argues that we fail to take advantage of the most powerful tools of reasoning discovered by some of our best thinkers.
In his earlier book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Pinker argued that, despite fear-mongering and political upheaval, the world is getting better. “The world is getting better, even if it doesn’t always feel that way,” wrote Bill Gates, in a review of the book. “I’m glad we have brilliant thinkers like Steven Pinker to help us see the big picture.”
Hear Steven PInker speak at the main conference this November.
On this year's speaker list you'll also find Pim Cuijpers, Catherine Eubanks, Bengt Karlsson, Ingvild Stjernen Tislov, Per Espen Stoknes, Jaime Delgadillo, Michael Barkham, Anne Hilde Hagen, Arne Repål, and many others. Read more about them here:
The theme for our conference in 2023 is Change!
This year we'll be asking the fundamental questions: What is change? How can we bring it about?
We'll be inviting some of the world's most prominent psychotherapy researchers to help us find answers, looking at central therapeutic skills in the clinical field.
Recovery and healing will also be in the spotlight.
Schizofrenidagene will also be looking at the factors that can affect an individual's potential for change, and how the field of therapy is likely to change in the years ahead.
Conference calender
Mon. 06. November
Tues. 07. November
Weds. 08. November
Thurs. 09. November
Friday 10. November
See you next year!
established
1989
5000+
visitors annually
Since its inception in 1989, the annual mental health conference 'Schizofrenidagene' in Stavanger has become an unmissable arena for mental health professionals. As Scandinavia's largest and longest-running interdisciplinary mental health festival, it has developed into a conference arena that is unique in both national and international contexts.
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