work with different materials and tools in group and individual lessons. In the process, they gain their first experience of craftsmanship and implement creative ideas and projects. Together with occupational [...] Mannheim area to provide birds with a safe haven. "It is becoming increasingly difficult for some bird species to find suitable nesting sites. That's why it's important to help with nesting boxes. House sparrows

individuals with mental disorders. The award is presented annually at the Congress of the German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics, and Neurology (DGPPN) and comes with a prize of 10 [...] 10,000 euros. Hirjak shares the award equally with researcher Prof. Dr. Jonathan Repple from the University Hospital Frankfurt Wilhelm-Feuerlein Research Award Dr. Marcus Meinhardt ,Research Associate [...] the Institute of Psychopharmacology and the Department of Molecular Neuroimaging , has been honored with the Wilhelm-Feuerlein Research Award from the Oberberg Foundation Matthias Gottschaldt and the German

Ministry of Science is supporting the establishment of the research focus with international appeal for the years 2021 to 2024 with 40 million euros. Long-term funding is being coordinated. Permanent funding [...] Alliance” for the topics of health and life sciences in the Rhine-Neckar region is picking up speed: With the funding approval for a further research focus on life science and interdisciplinary research platforms [...] Innovation Campus was not only very popular in the region, but throughout the state. “We have hit the mark with this measure. We are currently examining how we, as a state, can secure the Innovation Campus in the

Research (BMBF) is funding the study with around two million euros. The effectiveness of maintenance ECT is being investigated in patients who continue to be treated with clozapine after an initial successful [...] interviews with patients and their relatives also help us to better understand expectations, hopes and possible reservations about ECT. This gives us important insights that can also help with the urgently [...] despite its proven effectiveness. In ECT, a brief neuronal overexcitation is triggered in the brain with the help of an electrical impulse lasting a few seconds. The patient is unaware of this, as the treatment

Stress is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease – independent of common risk factors such as smoking or obesity. It is suspected that this could be related to an altered release of [...] Klinikum Rechts der Isar and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research now report that people with such an altered release of cortisol have an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease years [...] Altered cortisol secretion can have severe consequences The present study showed that participants with a healthy cortisol secretion pattern, i.e. a pronounced increase in the morning and steady decrease

partnership with the Beisheim Foundation, is the German version of the Australian Mental Health First Aid program. It is an evidence-based initiative that trains lay people to help people with mental health [...] -2 in the amniotic fluid of the fetus”. Maternal stress during and before pregnancy is associated with developmental deficits and susceptibility to mental illness in the offspring, possibly through changes [...] alternating current stimulation (tACS)”. The CIMH researcher was awarded first prize, which comes with prize money of 6,000 euros. In her work, she wants to investigate whether a special type of electrical

The ZIHUb research alliance , coordinated by the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) and with the participation of scientists from the Universities of Heidelberg and Ulm, has been successful in the [...] demanding international review process to design the new German Center for Mental Health together with other selected research sites from mid-2021. In the form of the German Centers for Health Research [...] Research, the German government promotes the long-term networking of excellent research institutions with the aim of bringing new medical research findings into application more quickly. Last year, two new centers

People with disabilities are often particularly affected by mental illness. This was one of the reasons why the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities, Jürgen [...] discussion, he learned about issues such as participation and access to the healthcare system for people with disabilities. The participants included the Head of the Department of Community Psychiatry, Prof. [...] the perspective of those affected. At the CIMH, researchers and people who have personal experience with mental illness regularly exchange ideas in the so-called Affected Persons Advisory Board and discuss

European Network on ADHD (Eunethydis) has presented Prof. Dr. Dr. Tobias Banaschewski with the Lifetime Achievement Award. With this award, Eunethydis recognizes the outstanding career of the Medical Director [...] Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the CIMH and his efforts to improve the lives of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and their families. Inspiration and encouragement

What are the advantages of the new 7-tesla MRI? With unprecedented spatial resolution, fewer test repetitions and greater differentiation between gray and white matter, the 7-T MRI scanner can provide [...] measured at much higher resolution. A major step toward molecular imaging, previously only possible with positron emission tomography, is made possible by 7 Tesla. These techniques are the subject of active [...] and would also not be directly transferable to 7 Tesla. In the coming years, our research results with 3 Tesla will also provide further new and important insights into the human brain and advance psychiatric