Staff
Prof. Dr. Christian Schmahl
Head of Clinical Department

Phone: +49 621 1703-4001
Fax: +49 621 1703-4005
K 3, 21, 3rd Floor, Room 314
Secretariat
Monika Röseler, Phone: +49 621 1703-4002, e-mail
Julia Schletter, Phone: +49 621 1703-4022, e-mail
Fax: +49 621 1703-4005
K 3, 21, 3rd Floor, Room 312
Publications in peer reviewed journals since 2006
TOP 5 publications:
- , , , , , . Borderline personality disorder.Lancet. 2021 398(10310):1528-1540.
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- , , , , , , , , , , , . Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (DBT-PTSD) Compared With Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in Complex Presentations of PTSD in Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 77(12):1235-45. Epub 2020 Jul 11.
- , , , , , , , . The functional neurobiology of dispositions towards negative emotions.Nat Commun. 2026 17(1).
- , , , , , , . Effectiveness of an Emotional Working Memory Training in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Proof-of-Principle Study.Psychother Psychosom. 2020 89(2):122-124. Epub 2020 Jan 3.
Awards
Young Investigator Award, Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation (2003-2005)
Young Investigator’s Award, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (2004)
First Prize for Pain Research, German Society for the Study of Pain (2005)
Young Researchers Award, International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (2007)
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit (ZI) - https://www.zi-mannheim.de
