DZG Whitepaper Paves the Way for the Future of Data Usage – with DZPG Participation
Health research data is key to effective prevention, personalized therapy, and efficient healthcare. Recent legislative initiatives, including the German Health Data Use Act (GNDG) and the European Health Data Space Regulation (EHDS), are establishing new frameworks to significantly improve access… >>
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German psychology award 2025 for Silvia Schneider
Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider, coordinator of the Bochum-Marburg partner site at DZPG, has been awarded the German Psychology Award 2025. She is being honored for her "pioneering work in the treatment of children and adolescents with mental health disorders," according to a press release from the… >>
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Digital Support for Teachers to Promote Students' Mental Health
Improving the mental well-being of children and adolescents in urban areas is the idea behind the DZPG flagship project “Urban Mental Health”. Insights gained from this research initiative are now being incorporated into a new digital platform designed to equip teachers with essential knowledge… >>
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Award for innovative science communication
DZPG scientist Professor Dr Tobias Hauser receives the Tübingen University Science Communication Award for his awareness campaign on obsessive-compulsive disorder. >>
Research
Post-COVID app for patients, practices and clinical departments
Mobile monitoring of complaints for better diagnostics and therapy planning – Under the direction of the DZPG scientist Prof. Dr Nils Opel from Jena University Hospital, a research network is developing a mobile application that records the complaints and well-being of post-COVID patients. The app… >>
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ERC grant for memory research
DZPG member PD Dr. Gordon Feld has been awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant, worth approximately two million euros, to study memory processing during sleep using cutting-edge imaging technology. >>
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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.… >>
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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. >>
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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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ERC public engagement with research award 2024 goes to Tobias Hauser
Prof. Dr. Tobias Hauser from the DZPG partner site in Tübingen has been honored with the ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2024. Through his project “OCD and the Brain”, he created an interactive online resource that makes complex neuroscience understandable for young people with… >>
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Silvia Schneider receives Diotima Honorary award
Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider, coordinator of the Bochum-Marburg partner site of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), was honored with the Diotima Honorary Award of the German Psychotherapy Association in Berlin on Thursday, November 14, 2024. The Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists (BPtK)… >>
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Bavarian Prevention Award for DZPG Researchers Ellen Greimel and Gerd Schulte-Körne
Prof. Dr. Ellen Greimel and Prof. Dr. Gerd Schulte-Körne, both Principal Investigators at the DZPG Munich-Augsburg partner site, have been honored with the Bavarian Prevention Award for their innovative project “ich bin alles” (“I am everything”). This prestigious award, presented by the Bavarian… >>
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United Against Loneliness: DZPG Launches EU Project LONELY-EU
In an effort to deepen our understanding of loneliness and to develop effective countermeasures, a significant new initiative is being launched, primarily driven by researchers from the DZPG sites in Bochum and Marburg. This research initiative, titled “The Social Isolation and Loneliness in Europe… >>
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Innovative aftercare for sustainable weight loss following gastric surgery
For many individuals, maintaining long-term weight loss after gastric surgery remains a significant challenge. However, a research project at the University Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy in Magdeburg offers hope for change. This interdisciplinary study, funded by the DZPG, is… >>
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Collaboration for a healthy psyche: review of the DZPG Annual Meeting 2024
From September 25 to 27, 2024, the Annual Meeting of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) took place in Berlin. With 350 participants from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and health research, the event provided a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and networking. Researchers,… >>
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Together for the mental health of children and young people: DZPG and DZKJ join forces
Prof. Silvia Schneider, spokesperson for the DZPG site Bochum-Marburg, presented the work of the German Centre for Mental Health (DZPG) at the Congress of the German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (DGKJP) in Rostock. During the symposium, she… >>
Research
Mental health research compass: second round of voting has started
The first nationwide participatory project on mental health in Germany, "KOMMIT," a project by and for those affected and their relatives, is entering the next phase. In the spring of 2024, an open call for relevant research topics from those affected and their relatives resulted in over 1,500… >>
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New Online Training: Identifying and Treating Early Childhood Adversities – Free and Certified
Early childhood adversities, such as emotional and physical neglect, violence, experiences of migration, fleeing from conflict, or parental separation, often have serious impacts on the mental and physical health of the affected children and adolescents. These traumatic experiences influence core… >>
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Jena is becoming a center for neuroimaging
A state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner was inaugurated at the University Hospital Jena on August 9, 2024. The 7 Tesla MRI will be used for brain imaging in research projects at the German Center for Mental Health. The central German location of this center is coordinated in… >>
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OCD and the Brain: New insights into brain-related causes of OCD and current research - Website now also available in German
A functional disorder of the brain causes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This fact is emphasised by the website "OCD and the Brain", which explains the connections between OCD and the brain and provides comprehensive information about OCD. The website is now also available in German. >>
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DZPG Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm site takes initial stock
Around 70 members and guests met at CIMH for the status symposium of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) at the Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm site. >>
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Protection against relapses in schizophrenia
The Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim and Heidelberg University Hospital are launching a comprehensive study on maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The aim is to investigate the effectiveness of ECT treatment in schizophrenia patients who do not respond to antipsychotics. This… >>
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DZPG celebrates its first year at the Munich-Augsburg site
At the first symposium of the Munich-Augsburg site of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) on June 5, more than 60 members and guests met at the LMU Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy to exchange views on their work and the implementation of their research for society, especially for… >>
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Psychological help for Ukrainian refugees
How can digital communication campaigns help refugees from Ukraine become aware of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services? This is the subject of a study at the Central Institute of Mental Health (ZI) in Mannheim, which the DZPG also supports. >>
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DZPG symposium at the German Psychotherapy Congress
The DZPG offers the opportunity to improve mental health in Germany sustainably. At the German Psychotherapy Congress (DPK) in Berlin on 13 June 2024, the spokespersons of the six centres reported on the topics they are focusing on and how research findings can be transferred into practice as… >>
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EUROPEAN Addiction Research Award for Prof Dr Dr Andreas Heinz
Prof. Dr Dr Andreas Heinz, Chairman of the DZPG, will be honoured with the European Addiction Research Award 2024. >>
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Germany's first transdisciplinary infant sleep center
What are the functions of sleep in early childhood and what influences it? Scientists from various disciplines have already investigated these questions repeatedly. Researchers at the DZPG partner site in Bochum-Marburg have now developed an interdisciplinary approach. This may become a driving… >>
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Poster prizes and interdisciplinary cooperation: Highlights of the Bochum-Marburg partner site retreat
Exciting lectures, new contacts, and a common vision for the future: On April 25 and 26, around 60 DZPG researchers met in Bochum to discuss their work. At the first retreat of the DZPG Bochum-Marburg partner site, it became clear that the different perspectives on the topic of mental health can… >>
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Physical activity can counteract the negative effects of being alone
Social isolation and loneliness are major social problems. Their negative impact on mental health has been exacerbated worldwide by the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim, in collaboration with scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of… >>
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Background discussion about loneliness
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier invited DZPG scientist Prof Dr Maike Luhmann from the Bochum-Marburg site and three other experts to a background discussion on loneliness at Schloss Bellevue on 18 March 2024. The 90-minute discussion focused on the responsibility and scope for action of… >>
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Mobile research laboratory hits the street
Up to now, clinical studies in the field of psychology have mainly reached participants from the middle class. This can lead to biased research results. The Research and Treatment Center for Mental Health (FBZ) at the Ruhr University Bochum wants to change this: In the future, researchers will be… >>
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Network aims to improve children's mental health
"Urban Mental Health" brings together science, politics and practice. – Every fifth child in Germany has a mental disorder. Mental disorders are among the major widespread illnesses and begin in childhood and adolescence. Growing up in urban areas is a particular risk factor for mental disorders.… >>
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For an open and democratic society
The German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), together with the German Centers for Health Research (DZG), supports the statement of the Alliance of Science Organisations. >>
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Kai Gehring MdB visits DZPG site in Bochum-Marburg
Kai Gehring, Chairman of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment in the German Bundestag, has recently visited the Bochum-Marburg partner site of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). He was welcomed by Dr. Christina Reinhardt,… >>
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Real-Time Functional Imaging and Neurofeedback meeting
From November 3-6, 2024, Heidelberg will host the rtFIN meeting, the most important platform for the exchange of the latest research results at the interface of real-time brain imaging, brain-computer interfaces and neurofeedback. The venue is the new Heidelberg Congress Center and the Central… >>
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Why does Depression lead to Learning Disorders?
Neuroscientists at the University of Magdeburg find a link between mental illness and cognitive deficits: Patients with schizophrenia or depression have difficulties making optimal use of new information when learning. Both patient groups give too much weight to information that is less important… >>
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ZI receives state-of-the-art MRI
The new device at the DZPG Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm enables images of the human brain with unprecedented precision. The aim is to gain an even better understanding of the causes and mechanisms of mental illnesses. >>
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NRW Minister visits DZPG site
During a visit to the Research and Treatment Center for Mental Health (FBZ) at the Ruhr University Bochum, Ina Brandes, Science Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, highly acknowledged the development phase of the DZPG. "The specialists we so urgently need in the field of health and psychotherapy are… >>
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MRT opens up new perspectives
In August 2023, a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner was delivered to Tübingen University Hospital and has now been installed in the basement of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. This means that neuroscientific MRI research has finally arrived in the "valley", making studies… >>
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1st Congress of Early Career Scientists
"Der Zauber des Anfangs" (English “The magic of the beginning”) is the motto of the first meeting of the Early Career Scientists (ECS) of the DZPG from February 19 to 21 in Tübingen. The short lectures and poster presentations will deal with overarching career and structural topics of the ECS in the… >>
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