Lectures and seminars A life worth living - Research and literature meet in a conversation on suicide
Centre for Psychiatry Research invites you to a webinar that explores suicide and the public issues surrounding the topic, based on Christian Rück's August Prize-winning book A Life Worth Living.
Humans are the only creatures that take their own lives - it is a more common cause of death than war and murder combined. How should we respond to this? Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce a vision of zero suicide, but has broad public support for euthanasia. Who has the right to die? Can we better understand life, with all its beauty and fragility, by contrasting it with the most unpleasant?
Join us for a conversation with Lydia Sandgren and Christian Rück, moderated by Elin Lindsäter. The webinar will be in Swedish.
Participants:
Christian Rück is a psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry and research group leader at Karolinska Institutet. He has written several books, including Unhappy in Paradise - Why do we feel bad when everything is so good? and the August Prize-winning A Life Worth Living - Why Suicide Became Man's Companion.
Lydia Sandgren is a licensed psychologist, author and recipient of the August Prize 2020 for her debut Samlade verk, an acclaimed fictional declaration of love for literature. She is currently working on her new book The Survival of the Species, which will be published in 2025.
Elin Lindsäter is a licensed psychologist and associate professor of psychology at Karolinska Institutet. She works at Gustavsberg University Medical Center in Region Stockholm and conducts research to improve care for people with common psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders and stress-related illness.
Registration:
Register for the webinar here!
Participation is free of charge and a connection link will be sent to your email.