psychology

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the scientific network "Clinical Neurostimulation in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry". The aim of the network is to establish uniform standards in preparation for multi-centre, confirmatory studies on the therapeutic efficacy of neurostimulation methods in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. MedUni Vienna's Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is one of 17 participating clinics.

Science has provided more than enough evidence to develop a collective and global approach to tackle the proliferation of plastic pollution. This is the conclusion of an international research team including environmental psychologist Sabine Pahl from the University of Vienna. The current Science publication

While targeted psychological support in competitive sport is now undisputed and sports psychology interventions of all kinds aimed at optimizing performance are used, particularly in high-performance sport, psychiatric illnesses are still often considered a taboo subject in top-class sport.

Alexander Kaltenboeck, a doctor in specialist training at the Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry at MedUni Vienna's Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, has received the Austrian Society of Social Psychiatry's (ÖGSP) Social Psychiatric Research of the Year Award 2024. He was recognized for his publication "How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the personal lives and care realities of people with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder? A qualitative interview study".

A study currently published in the top journal The Lancet Public Health looks at suicide prevention from the point of view of transmission, the transferability of suicidal thoughts and actions, but also of hope and coping strategies.

Previous studies have shown that patients immediately following and up to one year after discharge from in-patient psychiatric treatment have an increased risk of suicide.