Helene Speyer
I am a consultant psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Medicine. As a senior researcher at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, I am committed to a pluralistic, integrative, and rights-based approach to mental healthcare. My work centers on three core areas: tackling the physical health disparities and premature mortality experienced by people with severe mental illness, developing safe and person-centered strategies for antipsychotic deprescribing, and advancing conceptual competence to cultivate epistemic humility in clinical practice.
Methodologically, I work across a broad spectrum—drawing on mixed methods that range from autoethnographic and qualitative inquiry to randomized controlled trials and causal inference approaches. This methodological pluralism allows me to explore complex psychiatric phenomena from multiple vantage points, honoring both experiential knowledge and empirical rigor. Through research, teaching, and public advocacy, I strive to reimagine psychiatry as a field rooted in collaboration, justice, and deep respect for lived experience.
