Biography:Merete Nordentoft

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Short description: Danish psychiatrist (born 1955)
Merete Nordentoft
Born (1955-03-05) 5 March 1955 (age 71)[1]
Frederiksberg, Denmark[1]
Occupation
Awards
  • Richard J. Wyatt Award (2016)
  • The Novo Nordisk Prize (2020)
  • Sasakawa Health Prize (2025)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen (MD, PhD, DMSc)[1][2]
Academic work
DisciplinePsychiatry
Sub-discipline

Merete Nordentoft (born March 5, 1955) is a Danish psychiatrist, researcher and professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Copenhagen.[1] She is recognized for her work in suicide prevention and early intervention in psychosis.[4] The early intervention program OPUS was first established as a research project in 1998 under her leadership; it was subsequently made the standard treatment for first-episode psychosis and schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Denmark.[4]

She earned her PhD in 1994 and has been a chief psychiatrist at Bispebjerg Hospital since 1998.[1] In 2007, she received the higher doctoral degree Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) and also became a professor of clinical psychiatry.[1] In 1997–1998 she co-authored a national plan for suicide prevention[5][2] and contributed to the founding of the Danish Centre for Suicide Prevention.[2]

Nordentoft is one of the most cited researchers in psychiatry internationally;[1] as of 2025 she is on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers,[3][6] placing her among the 0.1% most cited researchers worldwide.[6] She is credited with helping secure domestic and international research grants worth DKK 700 million (US$110 million).[7] The World Health Organization awarded her the 2025 Sasakawa Health Prize for "her outstanding innovative work in health development".[4][8][9] In 2017 she received the Marie and August Krogh Prize [da; da; Marie og August Krogh Prisen],[2] and in 2020 she received the Novo Nordisk Prize.[10][11]

Nordentoft was president of International Early Psychosis Association from 2014 to 2016,[4] and was honored with the association's Richard J. Wyatt Award for her contributions to early intervention.[12] From 2022 to 2024, she served as president for the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS).[13] For her work on early intervention for first-episode psychosis as well as for her work on suicide prevention, she received the 2026 SIRS Lifetime Achievement Award.[5][14][15] She was chairperson of the Danish Psychiatric Society in 2000–2002[1][16] and for a second period from 2022[17][16] to 2026[18].

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Højgaard, Liselotte (July 24, 2026). "Merete Nordentoft" (in da). https://lex.dk/Merete_Nordentoft. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Siding With the Disadvantaged". 2017-01-26. https://novonordiskfoundationprize.com/news/siding-with-the-disadvantaged. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Christiansen, Dennis; Fjeldberg, Anders (2018-12-06). "33 KU-forskere på ny liste over verdens mest citerede" (in da). https://uniavisen.dk/28-ku-forskere-paa-ny-liste-over-verdens-mest-citerede/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Six public health champions celebrated at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly" (in en). World Health Organization. May 23, 2025. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/six-public-health-champions-celebrated-at-the-seventy-eighth-world-health-assembly. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2026 Lifetime Achievement Award" (in en-US). Schizophrenia International Research Society. https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/2026-lifetime-achievement-award/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Highly Cited Researchers 2025". Clarivate. https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/?action=clv_hcr_members_filter&clv-paged=1&clv-category=&clv-institution=&clv-region=&clv-name=Merete%20Nordentoft. 
  7. ↑ Højgaard, Liselotte (20 November 2023). "Version 1 af Merete Nordentoft" (in da). https://lex.dk/.versionview/988564. 
  8. ↑ Lisbeth, Lassen (2025-06-18). "SUND-forsker modtager prestigefyldt pris for sit innovative arbejde med psykoser hos unge og forebyggelse af selvmord" (in da). University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/06/sund-forsker-modtager-prestigefyldt-pris-for-sit-innovative-arbejde-med-psykoser-hos-unge-og-forebyggelse-af-selvmord/. 
  9. ↑ "Merete Nordentoft hædret af WHO for indsats for unge med psykisk sygdom" (in da-dk). 26 May 2025. https://www.sundhedspolitisktidsskrift.dk/nyheder/sundhedspolitik/10301-merete-nordentoft-haedret-af-who-for-indsats-for-unge-med-psykisk-sygdom.html. 
  10. ↑ "Merete Nordentoft modtager Novo Nordisk Prisen 2020" (in da). 28 February 2020. https://dpsnet.dk/merete-nordentoft-modtager-novo-nordisk-prisen-2020/. 
  11. ↑ "Prismodtagere finder nye måder til at forbedre behandlingen og forhindre selvmord hos mennesker med psykiske lidelser" (in da). 21 February 2020. https://novonordiskfonden.dk/nyheder/prismodtagere-finder-nye-maader-til-at-forbedre-behandlingen-og-forhindre-selvmord-hos-mennesker-med-psykiske-lidelser/. 
  12. ↑ "Awards". https://iepa.org.au/Awards. 
  13. ↑ "Executive Officers" (in en-US). https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/about-us/officers/. 
  14. ↑ Elsborg, Jonathan (25 March 2026). "Merete Nordentoft får prestigefyldt hæderspris" (in da). https://www.dagensmedicin.dk/karriere/navne/merete-nordentoft-far-prestigefyldt-haederspris/. 
  15. ↑ "Merete Nordentoft" (in da). https://ugeskriftet.dk/kolleganyt/merete-nordentoft-1. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ny forperson for psykiaterne: Den kommende tid kan blive én af de mest betydningsfulde for psykiatrien" (in da-dk). 14 March 2022. https://sundhedspolitisktidsskrift.dk/nyheder/6001-ny-forperson-for-psykiaterne-den-kommende-tid-kan-blive-en-af-de-mest-betydningsfulde-for-psykiatrien.html. 
  17. ↑ "Merete Nordentoft er ny forperson for Dansk Psykiatrisk Selskab - Dansk Psykiatrisk Selskab" (in da-DK). Dansk Psykiatrisk Selskab. 2022-03-15. https://dpsnet.dk/merete-nordentoft-er-ny-forperson-for-dansk-psykiatrisk-selskab/. 
  18. ↑ Elsborg, Jonathan (16 March 2026). "Dansk Psykiatrisk Selskab vælger ny formand" (in da). https://www.dagensmedicin.dk/karriere/navne/dansk-psykiatrisk-selskab-vaelger-ny-formand/. 



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