Luncheon Lecture: A Glimpse into the History of Madness

Thursday, October 8th at 11:30 a.m. Red Barracks at Fauske Folk Museum .

Marking World Mental Health Day, in collaboration with Mental Health Sørfold .

The crazy. The insane. The insane. The mentally ill. The seriously mentally ill.

Throughout history, people with heavy life burdens have been met in very different ways – with fear, shame, care, treatment and control.

The lecture provides a brief overview of the period from long before our era to the 19th century. The main emphasis is placed on developments from the first half of the 19th century with a more detailed description. This is especially the experimental testing of treatment measures in the asylums, and the thinking behind various methods throughout the 20th century. Similarities in attitudes towards patients up to the present day are also highlighted.

Entrance:
Adults: 90,-
Honors / student: 70,-
Young people under 18 years: Free,-

Tickets are purchased at the door.

Language:
The lecture will be held in Norwegian.

Questions to the speaker can be directed after the lecture.

About speaker Leif Strømdal:

Between 2014 and the lockdown due to the outbreak of the corona pandemic, the speaker has given around 20 lectures and courses on the main topic of mental health. Both lectures and courses have been conducted partly for users and partly for employees within the mental health service. In addition, some administrative staff in the specialist health service and project staff have been participants.

Clients have been health authorities, NAV, Nordland County Municipality, the organization Mental Health at all levels, the Norwegian Nurses' Association, the Norwegian Service Environment for Medical Quality Registers, the Professional Council for KVALAP (Quality Register for Elderly Psychiatry), the Drug and Psychiatric Service in Bodø municipality in collaboration with Bikuben user-controlled center and a few others.

Leif Strømdal has held various board roles in MH Nordland from 2007 to 2017, leader for the last five years. Member of the national board during the same period and leader of the national Mental Health policy workshop between 2017 and 2019. In addition, a number of other positions within the organization.