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… >>
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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… >>