Karl Mann (medic)
Karl Mann (born October 29, 1948 in Mainz ) is a German doctor , psychiatrist and addiction researcher , from 1999 to 2014 holder of the first chair for addiction research in Germany at the Medical Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg , and Medical Director of the Clinic for Dependent Behavior and Addiction medicine , from 2006 to 2014 Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Mental Health in Mannheim .
biography
education
Mann studied human medicine at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz , the University of Innsbruck , the University of Vienna and in the USA . Man received his doctorate in 1978 , Dr. med. He has been a specialist in neurology and psychiatry with additional qualifications in psychotherapy since 1985 and qualified as a professor in 1990 in psychiatry. From 1978 to 1979 he was a Research Fellow in Paris .
research
Mann's scientific focus is on alcohol and nicotine addiction , drug abuse and addiction , gambling addiction , neuroimaging, psychopharmacology and neurophysiology . He has carried out 22 projects on alcohol, drug and nicotine addiction . The projects were supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the European Union ( EU ), industry and the state of Baden-Württemberg .
Publications
Since 1980, Mann has published over 400 articles in international magazines, 19 books and around 100 book chapters.
Awards
- James B. Isaacson Award 2016 ( Treatment of alcoholism and Genetics Research )
- European Addiction Research Award 2016 ( Lifetime achievement )
- Ting Kai Li Lectureship Award from the US Research Society on Alcoholism 2014 ("Personalized Treatment")
- Best paper in Addiction Biology in 2013 ( Mann et al. Extending the Treatment Options in alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled study of as-needed nalmefene. Biol Psych 73: 706-713 )
- Hermann Simon Prize for Health Services Research, 2007
- German Addiction Research Award, 2004
- Research award of the German Society for Biological Psychiatry, 1992
Memberships and honors
- German Society for Addiction Research and Addiction Therapy (DG-Sucht), President 2006–2010
- European Psychiatric Association (EPA), Board member 1990–2010, treasurer 2004–2010
- European Federation of Addiction Sicieties (EUFAS), President 2010–2014
- German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology (DGPPN)
- European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA)
- International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA), President 2010–2012
- European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
- Scientific Board of Trustees of the German Central Office for Addiction Issues (DHS), spokesman
- Drugs and Addiction Council of the Federal Government (since 2002)
- German Addiction Research Network (BMBF-funded), spokesperson 2005–2008
- WHO Consultant: Alcoholism Treatment Program in Iran, 2015
- WHO Working Group: Addiction Diagnoses (ICD-11)
- Associate Editor (Europe), Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, ACER, 1998–2010
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Mann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Prof. Dr. Karl F. Mann , zi-mannheim.de
- Addiction - Karl Mann , dasgehirn.info
- Individualized treatment improves therapy success in alcoholism ( Memento from April 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Man, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German psychiatrist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |