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rofessional Path of a Suicidologist: 13th Triple i | Koper · Slovenia | 31 May–1 June 2022
An Interview with Danuta Wasserman
Interview · Vita Poštuvan
Dr Danuta Wasserman is Professor of Psychiatry and Suicidology at Karolinska
Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. She is currently the head of NASP, the National
Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental lll-Health, at Karolinska In-
stitutet and has been the director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research,
Methods Development and Training in Suicide Prevention for almost 20 years.
Prof. Wasserman is President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
and will serve as President from 2023 to 2026. Dr Wasserman has had an im-
pressive career as a researcher and psychiatrist. She was the first female presi-
dent of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and the International Asso-
ciation of Suicide Research (IASR). Prof. Wasserman has received several natio-
nal and international honours and awards. In 2022, she was selected by the ju-
ry members as the winner of the EPA Constance Pascal – Helen Boyle Prize for
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Working to Improve Mental Health
Care in Europe. Prof Wasserman has also authored numerous scientific articles,
reports and book chapters. Prof. Wasserman’s research activities include epide-
miological, psychodynamic and genetic studies on suicidal behaviour. She has
been responsible for organising several national and international conferences
in the field of psychiatry and suicidology. In an interview, she will talk about why
she focused on psychiatry and how she started working in the field of suicidolo-
gy, who she considers her mentor during her career, how her career developed,
what obstacles she had to overcome and what kept her going during difficult ti-
mes. She will reveal what her best career move was, what she would do differently
today and what she values most about her job. She will conclude her interview
with advice, especially for young women starting their careers now.
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An Interview with Danuta Wasserman
Interview · Vita Poštuvan
Dr Danuta Wasserman is Professor of Psychiatry and Suicidology at Karolinska
Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. She is currently the head of NASP, the National
Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental lll-Health, at Karolinska In-
stitutet and has been the director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research,
Methods Development and Training in Suicide Prevention for almost 20 years.
Prof. Wasserman is President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
and will serve as President from 2023 to 2026. Dr Wasserman has had an im-
pressive career as a researcher and psychiatrist. She was the first female presi-
dent of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and the International Asso-
ciation of Suicide Research (IASR). Prof. Wasserman has received several natio-
nal and international honours and awards. In 2022, she was selected by the ju-
ry members as the winner of the EPA Constance Pascal – Helen Boyle Prize for
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Working to Improve Mental Health
Care in Europe. Prof Wasserman has also authored numerous scientific articles,
reports and book chapters. Prof. Wasserman’s research activities include epide-
miological, psychodynamic and genetic studies on suicidal behaviour. She has
been responsible for organising several national and international conferences
in the field of psychiatry and suicidology. In an interview, she will talk about why
she focused on psychiatry and how she started working in the field of suicidolo-
gy, who she considers her mentor during her career, how her career developed,
what obstacles she had to overcome and what kept her going during difficult ti-
mes. She will reveal what her best career move was, what she would do differently
today and what she values most about her job. She will conclude her interview
with advice, especially for young women starting their careers now.
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