The German Center for Mental Health (DZPG)
Background: More than a third of all people in Germany suffer from a mental illness at some point in their lives. The causes of mental illness are not sufficiently understood and the effectiveness of known treatment methods is limited.
- For this reason, the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) was founded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in May 2023, following other centers for health research.
- It is intended to bundle and promote long-term and practice-oriented cooperation between scientists from different disciplines.
- The close networking and expansion of existing research structures should enable faster translation of scientific findings into practice.
- The aim is to develop more effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment methods that are tailored to people's needs.
The main partners in the DZPG are the six locations
- Berlin/Potsdam
- Bochum/Marburg
- Halle/Jena/Magdeburg
- Mannheim/Heidelberg/Ulm
- Munich/Augsburg
- Tübingen
Munich/Augsburg
The overall objectives of the DZPG are overarching goals of the DZPG are also relevant for the individual Munich/Augsburg site, which includes the following institutions:
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Technische Universität München
- Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie
- Helmholtz Center München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt
- Universität Augsburg.
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at TUM
The Department of Psychiatry focuses on the following topics
- Model systems
- Neuroimmunology
- Evidence-based medicine
- Involvement of patients
- Anti-stigma
Further information, event information and publications about the DZPG Munich-Augsburg site can be found here: https://www.dzpg-muc-aux.de/dzpg/home.html
