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

[Translate to English:] Depression Forschungsprojekt DZPG

01/10/2025 Research

Depression: First Europe-wide platform study on the safety and efficacy of treatments

Depression can affect anyone. It is common, and in many cases severe. These days, there are good treatments available, typically involving a combination of psychotherapy and medication. However, finding the right treatment can take some time. Not everyone responds equally well to every medication.… >>

Prof. Dr Ilona Croy from the University of Jena

12/11/2024 Research

ERC grant for interpersonal contact research

Psychologist and DZPG member Prof. Dr Ilona Croy receives an "ERC Consolidator Grant" of two million euros for her project "TOUCHNET" on interpersonal touch research. >>

[Translate to English:] Maike Luhmann DZPG-Standort Bochum-Marburg

12/06/2024 Research

Two million euros for groundbreaking research on loneliness

Prof. Dr. Maike Luhmann, a scientific member of the DZPG Bochum-Marburg site, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Her project "Loneliness Across Time and Space", LOTIS for short, will be funded with around two million euros over five years. >>

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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