Curriculum Vitae

Professor Dr. phil. Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

A. Current positions/contact information

B. Education

1970 - 1975	PhD (Dr. phil.) Institute of Psychology, University of Vienna (Austria). Subject: Psychology, Medicine: Title of dissertation: "Biofeedback and alcoholism"
1973	Graduate- and postgraduate education in behavior therapy and psychotherapy (Vienna, Austria)
1975	Postgraduate education "Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health (Munich, Germany)
1984	Habilitation (Dr. phil. habil.), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: "Course and outcome of treated and untreated affective disorders: Psychopathological, social and psychological aspects".

C. Professional career

1974 - 1976	Research Assistant Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Addiction Research (Vienna, Austria) and the Anton-Proksch-Institut für Alkohol- und Drogenabhängige (Vienna, Austria)
1976 - 1977	Research Assistant Central Institute of Mental Health (Mannheim, Germany)
1977 - 1979	Research Assistant/Clinical Psychologist, Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
1979 - 1990	Head of department: "Clinical evaluation research and epidemiology", Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry
1981 - 1983	Professor (in charge) Clinical Psychology, University of Mannheim, Germany
1984 - 1989	Full Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (including Physiological Psychology), University of Mannheim
1989 - 1990	Consultant, Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO, Geneva)
1990 - 2000	Head of department "Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology" Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, jointly with an appointment of Honorary Professor at LMU, München
4/2000	Full Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Dresden; Director of the Institute's out patient and day care center (IAP)
since 2000	Consultant (PI), Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
11/2011 2000	Voluntary Professor of Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, USA

D. Other educational and professional activities

since 1977

Numerous international mid-term (3-6 months) research stays in the US as visiting scientist and visiting professor at (Stanford University, Rutgers University, the National Institute of Mental Health, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Division of Clinical Research, ISR Summer School, Ann Arbor Michigan; Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (Prof. Dr. Ronald Kessler)

since 1978

Lecturer and coordinator in various EU-postgraduate education programs: Erasmus program (EU), Certificate in Anxiety and Affective Disorders (EU), AVT, BAP, etc.

E.Academic activities

1979 - 1982	Reviewer and consultant of the Ministry for Research and Technology: Research program: "Forschung und Technologie im Dienst der Gesundheit" der Bundesregierung; im Auftrag des BMFT
1980 - 1982	Reviewer and consultant of the Ministry for Research and Technology: Research program: Prognose wissenschaftlicher Weiterbildung" (BGMBW)
1981 - 1986	Reviewer and consultant of the Ministry for Research and Technology: Research program: "Indikation und Evaluation von Behandlungsmaßnahmen bei Patienten mit depressiven und schizophrenen Erkrankungen" (BMFT)
since 1983	Scientific advisor and temporary advisor of the World health Organisation (WHO, Division of Mental Health)
since 1988	Task Force on Diagnostic Classification and Instrument Development (Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Administration, ADAMHA, NIMH, WHO) for ICD-10 and DSM-IV
1987 - 1990	Scientific advisor for the Bavarian Ministry of employment and social systems (Sachverständiger bei der Abfassung des 2. Bayerischen Psychiatrieplanes C. (Bayerisches Ministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung)
since 1989	Director WHO-Collaborative Center for Diagnostic Instruments (CIDI)
1990 - 1995	Member of Council of the ACross-National Group@ for Epidemiological Studies of Mental Disorders (Chair: Professor Myrna Weissman, Columbia University, N.Y. USA)
1992	Member of the WHO-CIDI-Editorial Board
1992 - 2003	Co-PI and Consultant of the US-National Institutes of Health-National Comorbidity Survey (NCS, PI: Professor Dr. R.C. Kessler, Ann Arbor, Boston, USA)
1995	Board of Directors International Consortium of Psychiatric Epidemiology (ICPE)
since 1999	Reviewer for programs of the European Union (Biomed-Programs)
2000	Advisor Robert Koch Institut (Berlin): Aufbau der Gesundheitsberichtserstattung Kinder- und Jugendliche; Vorbereitung des Kindersurveys)
2000 - 2001	Advisor, Konzertierte Aktion im Gesundheitswesen zur Bedarfsplanung im Gesundheitswesen
2000	Member Steering Committee World Mental Health Survey
2000	Founding member of Council (Global Research on Anxiety and Depression, GRAD)
2001	Speaker: ASAT Bavarian Research Network for Addiction Research (BMBF)
2004 - 2010	Steering board member of the EBC "Size and Burden and cost of Mental Disorders" initiative
2007 - 2013	Board of directors of the German Psychotherapy Research Network Initiative

F. Memberships and Honours

G. Editor and editorial activities

Editor

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Editorial Board

H. Research Funds (full list available on request)

Since 2000 Dr. Wittchen applied successfully for over 100 research projects funded by the Federal government, the European Union, the German Research Fund (DFG), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Industry

Since 2001, the total of successfully applied research funds is 32,539 Million €, as of 11/2009. 54% of this sum came form federal grants by the German Ministry of Research and Technology, 10% by the Ministry of Health, 11% by the Minsitry of Defense, 11% by the European Union (DG Research) and 14% by non-governmental organisations.

Additionally about 10 million € were granted by industry (Novartis, Pfizer, Wyeth, Sanofi, Merck, Organon, Hoffman LaRoche, etc).

I. Publications

The work of the Institute is well received internationally with over a 1000 citations per year and is the only work group at the TUD listed in the Web of Science as "highly-cited" in the fields of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience.

According to ISI Web of Science there are over 575 items as of 5/2012. The total sum of citations is 29.666; the average citation per item is 51.5, the Hirsch-Index is 78.

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