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… >>
Research
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… >>