Julia Hagen

Julia Hagen is Associate Professor in the Department of Mental Health at NTNU, specializing in suicide prevention and psychiatric care quality. Her research examines therapeutic relationships, clinical practices, and systemic factors affecting suicidal patients.

Hagen investigates lived experiences of suicidal inpatients, mental health professionals' challenges in acute care settings, and healthcare system responses to suicidal crises. Her work advocates for relational, person-centered approaches in psychiatric care and critical examination of biomedical paradigms in mental health.

Current projects analyze recovery-oriented practices, clinical disempowerment dynamics, and community-based suicide prevention strategies in Norway and Uganda.