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#Leadingwithpsych Dr. Nilsson
@leadingwithpsych.bsky.social
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Exploring how minds, systems & leadership interact. Sharing perspectives from clinic, research & policy. Clinical psychologist. Researcher. Leader in mental health. Husband and father of three.
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I'm launching a new research project examining mental health among hunters. This project is very close to my heart.

There is tremendous commitment from many actors, within the hunting community, the church, and academia,

Thank you to everyone contributing.

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Forskningsprojekt undersöker suicid bland jägare
Under en treårig forskningsstudie ska Lunds universitet tillsammans med forskare i Kanada kartlägga jägares psykiska ohälsa, svenska jägares risk för suicid samt möjliga och riktade stödåtgärder. Syft...
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Ten years of the Brief Admission (BI) in Lund.
A decade of short admissions offering support when it’s needed most.
Grateful to the staff, researchers and above all, patients who made this possible. Onward to better care.

#Lund #BriefAdmission #Psychiatry #MentalHealthCare #LeadingWithPsych
Own the process
Be self-critical but fair. Did we state reasons? Report your findings publicly.
Appeals/Revision (make it challengeable). Include union representatives early (Samverkan). If evidence was missed, revise your decision.
Agree upfront on criteria: clinical need, expected benefit, equity, cost
Example: “We prioritize high-risk patients for intensive follow-up due to preventable harm.”
Be transparent.
Publish decisions and the reasons in plain language: what we did, what we chose not to do, and why.
Share via intranet, meetings, dialogue.
Decision-making is hard when demand > supply.
In health care, it’s even harder, because we try to make good decisions not based on who can pay.
Leaders can lean on Accountability for Reasonableness (A4R) to keep choices fair. A thread 👇
People follow what leaders do. Warm contact + clear boundaries beat new rules.

Greet by name. Remind why it matters. Correct in the moment, kindly. Thank those who set the example.

#Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #Healthcare #BehaviorChange #LeadingWithPsych
“I was present every day, walking the area, visible, talking, asking. Not policing, just being there and caring"
“At pickup and drop-off, I looked people in the eye, said hello, asked how they were. I introduced myself and our cleaners."
We had recurring mess: laundry on floors, litter around work clothes. We tried warnings, penalties, and monitoring. Nothing changed.
Our housekeeping leader turned it around. I asked how…
How your values and behaviours lead better than written policies and penalties. 👇A short story:
Tip 3: Build a team that reinforce each other’s good work.

Everyday feedback are powerful and sustainable.

Model positive feedback. Make positive reinforcement visible and safe to give.
Tip 2: Ask yourself, beyond the salary, what makes a colleague keep doing the right things?

Is it recognition? Autonomy? A sense of progress? Belonging?

If you don’t know, you’re might reinforce the wrong thing.
Tip 1: Don’t view unhelpful behaviors as flaws in the individual.
Ask instead: What circumstances have made this behavior functional, or rewarding, in our context?
1/ In any organization, behavior that is consistently reinforced will reoccur. That reinforcement can come from external feedback, or internal cues like relief or inclusion.
The principle is simple, but changing reinforcement patterns is hard, and where leadership truly shows.
What gets reinforced, gets repeated.
Some tips on behavior, leadership & what your organization actually rewards. 👇
Reposted by #Leadingwithpsych Dr. Nilsson
Older adults have the highest suicide rates of any age group, but the mechanisms leading to this behaviour remain understudied. A Review in Nature Reviews Psychology considers the unique challenges faced by older people in relation to suicide and self-harm. go.nature.com/43t5cSN 🧪
Welcome.

I work at the intersection of leadership, research and mental health.

Sharing reflections on:

🧭 Leading change
🧠 Mental illness, stigma, self-harm & suicide prevention
📉 Identity, attitudes & access to care
🏛 Gender dysphoria and healthcare systems

This is a space for sharing.