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. >>
Research
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. >>
Research
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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