Roger Almvik

Dr. Philos Roger Almvik, is a mental health nurse currently holding a position as senior advisor for The Centre of Expertise on Coercion in Mental Health at the University Hospital of Northern Norway, in Tromsø. He also holds a post as Emeritus Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Almvik has a background as a Mental Health Nurse and his research interests are mainly in (violence) risk assessment in various settings in clinical psychiatry and beyond. Dr. Almvik has published and presented internationally. He is also a board member and former chair of the EViPRG – European Violence in Clinical Psychiatry Research Group, since 1997.