Events

The pre-Christmas meeting of the Psychiatric Departments involved in the EU Interreg funded CAT (Child to Adult Transitions) project took place in Lübeck in mid-December. The historic surroundings of the ZIP psychiatry (part of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein) provided the perfect backdrop for two days of insightful discussions on current and future collaborations. The Translational …

Translational Psychiatry hosts partners from psychiatric departments in Denmark for a CAT project’s meeting Read More »

On November 2nd-3rd, we were proud to host the annual international meeting of the Early Career Hallucination Network (ECHR) themed around predictive processes in hallucinations.  The ECHR group provides a stage for early career scientists investigating hallucinations from all possible angles including empirical investigations, case studies, and insights from medical professionals. Young scientists from 8 …

Lübeck proud to host the Early Career Hallucination Research Network’s Meeting 2023 Read More »

Cutting-edge science in translational psychiatry is only possible within a coherent team. For this reason, the Translational Psychiatry lab of professors Stefan Borgwardt and Christina Andreou met outside Lübeck to discuss their innovative scientific avenues and endeavours.    The lab’s focus on seamlessly integrating research with its application in its own early detection service, the …

Translational Psychiatry Retreat 2023 Read More »

The limiting step toward effective prevention and early intervention is the ability to timely identify young people who might be at risk of developing a severe mental disorder. The gap between research evidence and clinical practice is still wide due to several important challenges: 1) the typically multi-syndromal or unspecific nature of mental disorders in …

Symposium at the IEPA Conference 2023 Read More »

On March 15th-18th, a small team from the Translational Psychiatry research group met with other innovative psychiatry departments from northern Germany for discussions on a joint network on the beautiful island of Norderney. A full three days of exchanges and presentations on cutting-edge science including predictive and preventive approaches to the early detection of psychiatric …

The Translational Psychiatry Team joins forces with key psychiatry departments from northern Germany Read More »

A new outpatient service for the early detection of mental disorders The Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP; UKSH) and Fachklinik für Junges Leben (JuLe; Diakonie Nord Nord Ost) join forces to realize a new service for young outpatients aged 15 – 35 years. Particularly in this age range, early detection and intervention is important as …

Official Opening of the Baltic Early Treatment Service (BEATS) Lübeck Read More »

Through many replication attempts in recent years, it has been shown that many research results cannot be replicated, i.e., the same effects could not be found again despite the same experimental design. This concerns foremost research in psychology, medicine, and life sciences. The reasons for this are manifold. Among them are the incorrect use and …

Launch of the Open Science Initiative Lübeck! Read More »