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.

The work of Valery Grinevich focuses on using ground-breaking viral, opto- and chemogenetical, electrophysiological and behavioural approaches to understanding the effects of neuropeptide mechanisms in the brain – from the molecular to the whole organism level –on stress, fear and social behaviour.

Valery Grinevich wins 2021 ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award

The ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award 2021 goes to CIMH-Researcher Valery Grinevich for his exceptional research contributions to the study of...

People who benefit more from social contact show higher social competence and altered structure in a part of the frontal lobe associated with resilience and risk for mental illness.

Social contact in everyday life and mental well-being

A neurobiological study underlines the importance of social contact in everyday life for mental health. The results are particularly relevant in view...

Successful application for German Center for Mental Health

The research alliance ZIHUb has qualified to design the new German Center for Mental Health together with other selected research sites from mid-2021.

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.

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Publications

Banaschewski T, Bruni O, Fuentes J, Hill CM, Hvolby A, Posserud MB, Schroder C. Practice Tools for Screening and Monitoring Insomnia in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Scherrer B, Guiraud J, Addolorato G, Aubin HJ, de Bejczy A, Benyamina A, van den Brink W, Caputo F, Dematteis M, Goudriaan AE, Gual A, Kiefer F, Leggio L, Lesch OM, Maremmani I, Nutt DJ, Paille F, Perney P, Poulnais R, Raffaillac Q, Rehm J, Rolland B, Simon N, Söderpalm B, Sommer WH, Walter H, Spanagel R. Baseline severity and the prediction of placebo response in clinical trials for alcohol dependence: A meta-regression analysis to develop an enrichment strategy. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Rauschenberg C, Boecking B, Paetzold I, Schruers K, Schick A, van Amelsvoort T, Reininghaus U. A Compassion-Focused Ecological Momentary Intervention for Enhancing Resilience in Help-Seeking Youth: Uncontrolled Pilot Study. JMIR Ment Health. 2021 8(8):e25650.

Schweiger J, Capraz N, Akdeniz C, Braun U, Ebalu T, Moessnang C, Berhe O, Zang Z, Schwarz E, Bilek E, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Tost H. Brain structural correlates of upward social mobility in ethnic minority individuals. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Streit F, Prandovszky E, Send T, Zillich L, Frank J, Sabunciyan S, Foo J, Sirignano L, Lange B, Bardtke S, Hatfield G, Witt S, Gilles M, Rietschel M, Deuschle M, Yolken R. Microbiome profiles are associated with cognitive functioning in 45-month-old children. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print] 98:151-160.

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