Das Deutsche Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit

Research

To advance research in the field of mental health, it must address the multifaceted factors that influence people in their living environments.

DZPG Academy

The DZPG Academy is the central platform for further and advanced training, professional career and junior staff development and interdisciplinary networking.

Participation

People who have experienced or are currently living with mental disorders have valuable experiences and unique perspectives. This knowledge is of great important for research.

Better Together – Research for a Healthy Mind

As one of eight German Centers for Health Research, the DZPG aims to improve the mental health of the population and reduce the stigma associated with mental disorders. To achieve this, the scientists work closely together with experts from the field. These experts include people living with mental disorders, their families, and relatives, as well as international researchers.

Together, they are searching for new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat mental disorders. The DZPG aims to ensure that people can benefit from the results of this research as soon as possible.

About the DZPG

News

08/24/2026 Inside DZPG

Strengthening Digital Prevention of Mental Health Conditions

Dr. Johanna Löchner has been appointed W2 Professor of “Mental Health in Primary Care” at the Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine at LMU University Hospital Munich. The Institute is headed by Prof. Dr. Jochen Gensichen, Principal Investigator at the DZPG. >>

08/24/2026 Research

Brain Structural Changes in Depression and Anxiety Follow Shared Patterns

Depression and anxiety disorders are associated with alterations in brain structure that vary considerably from one individual to another, yet appear to follow recurring patterns at the group level. This is the finding of an international study involving researchers from the DZPG… >>

[Translate to English:] DZPG-Wissenschaftler Jochen Gensichen in Leopoldina aufgenommen

08/24/2026 Inside DZPG

Jochen Gensichen Elected to the Leopoldina: Recognition for Research into Primary Care for Mental Health Conditions

Prof. Dr. Jochen Gensichen, a DZPG researcher at the Munich-Augsburg partner site and Director of the Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine at LMU University Hospital Munich, has become the first specialist in general practice to be elected as a member of the German National Academy of… >>

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Knowledge

Mental Disorders - What they look like, how to prevent them

Mental crises, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or depression - here you will soon find information on these and other illnesses studied at the DZPG, as well as on the prevention of mental disorders.

KNOWLEDGE

Partner Sites

Berlin-Potsdam Bochum-Marburg Halle-Jena-Magdeburg Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm München-Augsburg Tübingen

Network for Success

The DZPG offers optimal conditions for accelerating the transfer of research results into practice (translation) through close networking and the expansion of existing research structures. The DZPG brings together the expertise of 27 universities, university hospitals, and non-university research institutions at six sites in Germany in the form of long-term, equal partnerships. During the two-year start-up phase, research projects will be set up, infrastructures will be established and extensive measures for networking, promotion of young talent and patient participation will be initiated.

DZPG Partner Sites