Davor Mucić, MD, PhD

Psychiatrist · Digital Mental Health · Telepsychiatry · AI

Chair, WPA Digital Mental Health Section

Psychiatrist, researcher and educator with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of psychiatry and digital technology. Pioneer of transcultural telepsychiatry and founder of the first documented cross-border language- and culture-matched telepsychiatry service.

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FROM TELEPSYCHIATRY TO DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH

For more than two decades, my work has focused on how technology can improve access, quality and equity in mental healthcare.

Beginning with transcultural telepsychiatry and cross-border psychiatric care, my work today encompasses telepsychiatry, Digital Mental Health, artificial intelligence, mHealth, implementation, cultural safety, clinical guidelines and education.

Technology is not an end in itself. Its value lies in helping clinicians provide safer, more accessible and more person-centred care.

FOUR AREAS OF WORK

DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH

Telepsychiatry, AI, mHealth, digital technologies, ethics, safety, implementation and equity.

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RESEARCH & GUIDELINES

Research, international collaboration, clinical guidance, books and academic publications.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Digital Psychiatry education for medical students, psychiatry residents and mental health professionals.

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CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatric assessment and treatment in Denmark, including ADHD and telepsychiatry.

CLINICAL CARE IN DENMARK →

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TRANSCULTURAL TELEPSYCHIATRY

One of the central themes of my work has been overcoming linguistic, cultural and geographical barriers to psychiatric care.

In 2004–2005, I developed and implemented a transcultural telepsychiatry model in Denmark based on direct language and cultural matching between psychiatrist and patient.

In 2006, the model was extended across national borders through a Denmark–Sweden service, enabling refugees and migrants in Denmark to receive psychiatric care from psychiatrists speaking their own languages without the routine use of interpreters.

This work became the foundation for my later research into cross-cultural and international applications of telepsychiatry.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL MILESTONES

2004–2005
Development and implementation of transcultural telepsychiatry in Denmark

2006
Cross-border Denmark–Sweden transcultural telepsychiatry service

2011
Founded EPA Telemental Health Section

2016
Co-editor, e-Mental Health — Springer

2020
Initiated and coordinated the WPA e-Mental Health Expert Group; WPA Honorary Membership

2021
Lead author, WPA Telepsychiatry Global Guidelines

2022
PhD focused on telepsychiatry in the assessment and treatment of refugees and migrants

2023
WPA Presidential Commendation

2024
Comprehensive update of WPA Telepsychiatry Global Guidelines

2025
Co-editor, Digital Mental Health: The Future is Now — Springer Nature

2026
Chair, WPA Digital Mental Health Section

SELECTED BOOKS & GUIDELINES

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e-Mental Health
Springer, 2016

WPA Telepsychiatry Global Guidelines
2021 · Comprehensive update 2024

Digital Mental Health: The Future is Now
Springer Nature, 2025

PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION FOR DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY

Digital technologies are becoming part of routine psychiatric practice, while formal education has often struggled to keep pace.

I am developing educational concepts and curricula for medical students, psychiatry residents and mental health professionals, with a focus on telepsychiatry, AI, mHealth, ethics, patient safety and implementation.

I welcome collaboration with universities, medical schools and professional organisations.

LOOKING FOR PSYCHIATRIC CARE IN DENMARK?

I remain clinically active through Behandlingscentret Den Lille Prins in Copenhagen, providing psychiatric assessment and treatment through face-to-face consultations and telepsychiatry.

Selected services include ADHD assessment for adults with suspected ADHD, treatment and follow-up for adults with an established ADHD diagnosis, telepsychiatry and specialist psychiatric reports.

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Davor Mucić

je pionir telepsihijatrije u Evropi, sa preko 20 godina kliničkog iskustva u radu “na daljinu“

dr Davor Mucić predstavlja svoju knjigu e Mental health
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Osim što je otac “Transkulturalne telepsihijatrije”, tvorac je i prve svjetske međunarodne telepsihijatrijske službe


Biografska skica

Dr Mucić presenting his book ”Digital Mental Health: The Future is Now’

Pionirski projekti iz telepsihijatre pokrenuti u klinici Mali Princ u Danskoj, popraćeni brojnim znanstvenim člancima, oblikovali su Davora Mucića u stručnjaka koji ima široko i duboko razumijevanje i kompetenciju u smislu znanja, vještina i iskustva stečenih kroz praksu i obrazovanje u području telepsihijatrije. Ostat će zapamćen kao tvorac potpuno novog modela u procjeni i tretmanu migranata. “Transkulturalna telepsihijatrija” omogućuje daljinsko “etničko podudaranje” i eliminira korištenje prevoditelja u kliničkom radu s migrantima koji ne govore jezik zemlje domaćina.

Svjetski poznati promotor telepsihijatrije, Davor Mucić, pokrenuo je prvu, pionirsku, međunarodnu telepsihijatrijsku službu u svijetu, povezujući terapeute u Švedskoj s pacijentima u Danskoj 2004-2007.

Kombinovanje kliničkog i naučnog rada usmjerenog na unapređenje zaštite mentalnog zdravlja pripadnika manjinskih etničkih zajednica (izbjeglice, azilanti i migranti) rezultirao je nizom pionirskih radova iz telepsihijatrije uključujući i objavljivanje naučnog bestselera e-Mental Health” (novo izdanje objavljeno 2024 "Digital Mental Health: The Future is Now”.Davor Mucić je 2020. godine dobio status Počasnog člana WPA i prvi je stekao doktorat iz oblasti telepsihijatrije u Evropi.



Digital Mental Health: The Future is Now

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Obuke i edukacija

DM provodi obuku i edukaciju za medicinsko osoblje o osnovama telepsihijatrije, odabiru opreme i konzultacijama na daljinu.

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