Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim

40 percent of all people have a mental illness in the course of their lives that should be treated.

We at CIMH are experts in mental health.

We study the causes and mechanisms of mental illnesses and develop new therapies.

We help with individual treatments and support prevention.

Researching the effects of new therapies

The Center for Innovative Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Research (CIPP) is a unique research platform to investigate the effects of new therapies on the brain, behavior and multiple biomarkers. Our goal is to gain fundamentally new insights into the mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases and to significantly accelerate the development of new drugs and psychotherapy procedures. Learn more.

The CIMH realigns itself

After the new building in K 3 and the modernization of the therapy building in J 5, another new building is currently under construction in J 4.

The CIMH 2020 Master Plan is a forward-looking approach to patient care and further improves the conditions for psychiatric research in Mannheim.

Ein Blick auf die Baustelle auf dem Campus am ZI in J 4 in Mannheim.

News about the new building

On the site in J 4, a new building is being constructed with direct access to our therapy building. We will keep you informed about the construction progress. You can find information about the construction site here.

Crisis / Emergency

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+49 621 1703-2150

5 pm - 7 am and on weekends and public holidays
+49 621 1703-0

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Publications

Spanagel R. Cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system in reward processing and addiction: from mechanisms to interventions . Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2020 22(3):241-250.

Zhang X, Braun U, Harneit A, Zang Z, Geiger-Primo L, Betzel RF, Chen J, Schweiger J, Schwarz K, Reinwald J, Fritze S, Witt S, Rietschel M, Nöthen MM, Degenhardt F, Schwarz, Ph.D E, Hirjak D, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Bassett DS, Tost H. Generative network models of altered structural brain connectivity in schizophrenia. Neuroimage. 2020 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] :117510.

Reichert M, Braun U, Gan G, Reinhard I, Giurgiu M, Ma R, Zang Z, Hennig O, Koch ED, Wieland L, Schweiger J, Inta D, Hoell A, Akdeniz C, Zipf A, Ebner-Priemer U, Tost H, Meyer-Lindenberg A. A neural mechanism for affective well-being: Subgenual cingulate cortex mediates real-life effects of nonexercise activity on energy. Sci Adv. 2020 6(45)

Hess G, Schredl M, Gierens A, Domes G. Effects of nightmares on the cortisol awakening response: An ambulatory assessment pilot study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] 122:104900.

Jessen F, Kleineidam L, Wolfsgruber S, Bickel H, Brettschneider C, Fuchs A, Kaduszkiewicz H, König H, Mallon T, Mamone S, Pabst A, Pentzek M, Roehr S, Weeg D, Jochen W, Weyerer S, Wiese B, Maier W, Scherer M, Riedel-Heller S, Wagner M. Prediction of dementia of Alzheimer type by different types of subjective cognitive decline. Alzheimers Dement. 2020 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print]

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