08.01.2024 – 14:08
German Center for Mental Health (DZPG)
Berlin (ots)
Since May 2023, experts at the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) have been working on improving the mental health of the population and destigmatizing mental illnesses through joint research. At six locations in Germany, clinicians and researchers work together with those affected and their relatives.
Early detection and environmental influences in focus
In the two-year development phase, the research will initially focus on identifying and treating people at risk of mental disorders at an early stage in order to prevent the development or consolidation of such illnesses. In particular, the influence of living conditions, including childhood trauma, is examined in order to develop new treatment methods. It is also important to the DZPG that findings from research actually reach people and that questions for research are developed from practical experience.
To this end, the DZPG will set up joint research infrastructures, for example for the digital collection of health data in everyday contexts and for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches that take biological, psychological and social influences into account.
Participation as a concept
In 2018, the federal government decided to found the DZPG as part of the German Centers for Health Research. Six locations were selected in a competitive process in 2021: Berlin-Potsdam, Bochum-Marburg, Halle-Jena-Magdeburg, Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm, Munich-Augsburg and Tübingen. A total of 27 university and non-university research institutions work together at these locations. The federal and state governments are aiming for long-term funding for the DZPG from 2025.
The DZPG has relied on participation from the very beginning: those affected and their relatives are involved in all research processes and in all decision-making bodies. All six locations send representatives to the Trialological Center Council. Young scientists are also included in decision-making processes at an early stage.
Online now
The six research locations and the Trialogical Center Council are now visually connected by a uniform corporate design. The DZPG logo with overlapping color areas and organic shapes symbolizes the diverse moods and emotional states of the human emotional world.
Anyone interested can now find information about the organization, research projects and goals as well as informative texts and helpful links on the topic of mental health at www.dzpg.org.
Service note for journalists
The DZPG has set up an expert service and will be happy to provide you with contacts for questions relating to research into mental illnesses, for example prevention, early detection and early treatment of mental disorders, psychosocial interventions or urban mental health.
You can find the detailed list of topics and the contact details for your inquiry here: www.dzpg.org/presse
Press contact:
DZPG Press contact
Dr. Cordula Baums
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 70125839
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