Recovering from mental health issues and living with them | Bengt Karlsson | TEDxUSNStudio

Mental health problems are the world’s number one public health issue. The UN states this categorically in three different reports. The reports also state that the psychiatric model is outdated and must be replaced. According to the UN, a paradigm shift is needed.

This is where Recovery comes in: Recovery means ‘to recover from mental problems and be able to live with them’. It is about us as people and the living conditions in which we find ourselves. Recovery is a rebellion against being perceived and treated as ‘ill’ and unreliable.
Bengt is 65 years old. He's from the western Norwegian city Bergen, but lives in Oslo. Bengt had his PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Oslo. He is trained as a mental health nurse and a family therapist and has worked with mental health issues clinically since 1985.

Bengt is the leader of The Center of mental health and substance abuse at USN and has been working on studies related to these topics since 2000. His research areas has been within Open Dialogue in network meetings, Recovery-oriented services, user participation in developing helpful help, in services and in research and finally users experiences of what can be helpful help. He has been working with internationally known researchers in this field focusing on recovery in different contexts and approaches. Bengt has authored and co-authored over 150 scientific publications on these topics and has giving numerous presentations at national and international conferences and on popular-scientific events. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx