Ulrich Hegerl

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Ulrich Hegerl (born June 5, 1953 in Munich ) is a German psychiatrist and chairman of the German Depression Aid Foundation .

Life

Ulrich Hegerl studied medicine in Erlangen and Rennes (France). In 1978 he received his license to practice medicine. After working as a medical officer in Bayreuth as part of his military service , he worked as a research assistant at the Free University of Berlin from 1980 to 1994 . In 1981 he received his doctorate there and in 1987 he was recognized as a specialist in neurology and psychiatry . In 1992 he completed his habilitation in psychiatry on the subject of “Predictor Research in Psychiatry”. From 1996 to 2006 he was senior physician in charge and from 1998 C3 professor for psychiatry at the Psychiatric Clinic and Polyclinic of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . From 2006 to 2019 he was director and professor of the clinic and polyclinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy at the Leipzig University Hospital . Since June 2019 he has held the Johann Christian Senckenberg Distinguished Professorship based in the Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital in Frankfurt.

From 1999 to 2008, Hegerl was the spokesman for the “Depression, Suicidality” competence network funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The successor organization to the Competence Network has been the German Depression Aid Foundation since 2008, of which he is chairman. In addition, he heads the German Alliance against Depression e. V. and the European Alliance against Depression e. V.

Ulrich Hegerl has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Medical Association since 2013 .

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Ulrich Hegerl is committed to research into the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and their prevention - with a focus on depression and suicidality . He developed u. a. a 4-level intervention approach for the optimized care of people with depression and the prevention of suicidal acts. The basic consideration of the 4-level approach is the fact that the majority of the approximately 10,000 suicides in Germany each year take place against the background of a depression that has not been recognized or is not adequately treated. The risk of suicide is to be reduced through improved care for people suffering from depression and the reduction of misunderstandings and prejudices in the population. The following measures are implemented for this purpose:

  • Cooperation with general practitioners ,
  • Training of multipliers (e.g. pastors, teachers, police officers),
  • Public relations and
  • Creation of offers for those affected and their families.

The effectiveness has been shown in scientific evaluation studies in which a decrease in suicidal acts (suicides and suicide attempts) or suicide rates in regions with an alliance against depression compared to control regions and a baseline year without activities was recorded. The approach represents the most frequently implemented approach to suicide prevention worldwide. The WHO and the EU recognized it as best practice .

In addition to an uninterrupted clinical-psychiatric activity lasting over three decades, he published over 600 scientific publications. His research focuses on:

Awards

  • 2002: Clinic sponsorship award from Bayerische Landesbank for the "Nuremberg Alliance against Depression" project
  • 2003: Hermann Simon Prize for Social Psychiatry for the “Nuremberg Alliance Against Depression” project
  • 2007: "European Health Forum Award" (1st prize) for the project "European Alliance Against Depression"
  • 2011: Award "Ideas Park Health Economy" from the Financial Times for the "German Alliance against Depression"
  • 2012: Award "Effective Seal" from the independent analysis and consulting company PHINEO for the "German Alliance against Depression"
  • 2013: German engagement award for the German Alliance against Depression
  • 2014: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the 4-level approach in its suicide prevention report
  • 2019: The magazine Cicero names Hegerl on the list of the 500 most important intellectuals in Germany

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Hegerl. (PDF) CV at the German Medical Association
  2. ↑ Goethe University Frankfurt: Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Hegerl
  3. ↑ Members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Medical Association
  4. ↑ Arsenault-Palierre et al .: Psychiatric diagnoses in 3275 suicides: a meta-analysis . In: BMC Psychiatry , 2004, PMID 15527502
  5. ^ Székely et al .: How to Decrease Suicide Rates in Both Genders? An Effectiveness Study of a Community-Based Intervention . core.ac.uk (PDF)
  6. ^ Preventing Suicide . (PDF) World Health Organization
  7. ^ Chairman Ulrich Hegerl
  8. ^ Chairman Ulrich Hegerl
personal data
SURNAME Hegerl, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychiatrist and chairman of the German Depression Aid Foundation
DATE OF BIRTH 5th June 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich