Official position
Chair, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology
Institution
University Medical Center Leipzig, Medical Faculty
Business address
Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 55, 04103 Leipzig
Academic education and degrees
2013 | Licence („Approbation“) as psychological psychotherapist (behavioral therapy) |
2010 |
Habilitation in Medical Psychology and Clinical Psychology, and Venia Legendi, Medical Faculty, University of Hamburg |
2005 |
PhD, University of Hamburg („summa cum laude“) |
2000 | Postgraduate study and certificate in Health Economics, European Business School (ebs) International University Schloss Reichartshausen, Oestrich- Winkel |
1993 - 1999 | Study and graduation in Psychology (Diploma), University of Hamburg |
Professional career
2014 | Appointment as professor Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Center Leipzig |
2013 - 2014 | Interim chair, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Center Leipzig |
2012 - 2015 | Chair, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig |
2012 | Appointment as professor for psychosocial oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig |
2008 - 2012 | Senior Lecturer in medical psychology and head of the psycho-oncology and palliative health services research group, Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf |
2010 - 2011 | Interim chair, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Hamburg |
2007 - 2008 |
Postdoctoral Research and Clinical Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York City, NY, USA |
1999 - 2007
| Postgraduate and postdoctoral research staff, Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf |
Honors, awards and positions
Since 2020 | Boardmember German Cancer Society (DKG) |
| Since 2019 | Advisory board
German Cancer Aid Foundation (DKH) |
| Since 2019 |
Member of the expert committee "Healthcare Measures and Research with Health / Structural Policy Orientation" of the
German Cancer Aid Foundation (Deputy Spokeswoman since 10/2019) (DKH) |
| Since 2018 | Supervisory board member,
University Medical Center Düsseldorf |
| Since 2018 |
Member of the working group of the
Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) "Long-term survival after cancer" (AG LONKO) within the National Cancer Plan (NKP) (spokeswoman U-AG 1) |
| 2018 | Congress President of the joint annual conference of the German Society for Medical Psychology (DGMP) and the German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS): "From global challenges in health care to community-based and individual psychosocial intervention strategies", Leipzig |
| 2017 |
Congress President: 19th International Psycho-Oncology (IPOS) Society Congress „Cancer throughout the lifespan – Meeting the psychosocial needs of different cancer populations“ Berlin |
| Since 2017 |
Board member, University Center of Health Services Research (UZVF) University of Leipzig |
| 2016 |
German Cancer Award (Clinical Research) from the German Cancer Society (DKG) |
2016 |
1st Research and Innovation Award of the Society for Rehabilitation Sciences |
Since 2015 |
Board member
German College of Psychosomatic Medicine (DKPM) |
| Since 2015 |
Invited member International Faculty:
Global Institute of Psychosocial, Palliative andEnd-of-Life Care (GIPPEC) |
| 2015 - 2020 |
Member of the senate of the University of Leipzig |
Since 2013 |
Member of the management and steering committee of the University Cancer Center Leipzig (UCCL) |
2012 - 2020 | Board member and chair (2014 – 2018) of the Psycho-Oncology workgroup (PSO) within the German Cancer Society (DKG) |
2012 - 2019 | Board member International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) |
2010 | Hans Roemer Award 2009 of the German College for Psychosomatic Medicine (DKPM) |
2009 | International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award |
2008 | Rehabilitation Science Promotional Award 2007, Karlsruhe Sanatorium AG (KASANAG) |
2006 | Young Scientist Award from the German Society for Medical Psychology (DGMP) |
2004 | PhD award bio-psycho-social medicine 2004 of the German College for Psychosomatic Medicine (DKPM) |
2004 |
International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) New Investigator Award |
Current Journal Editorial positions
10 most important peer-reviewed papers (10 out of 254, Scopus h-index: 38)
Mehnert A, Koranyi S, Philipp R, Scheffold K, Kriston L et al.
Efficacy of the Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) individual psychotherapy for patients with advanced cancer: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. Psychooncology. 2020; doi: 10.1002/pon.5521.
Esser P, Glaesmer H, Faller H, Koch U …
Mehnert A. Posttraumatic stress disorder among cancer patients-Findings from a large and representative interview-based study in Germany. Psychooncology. 2019;28(6):1278-1285.
Mehnert A, Hartung TJ, Friedrich M, Vehling S, Brähler E et al.
One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: Prevalence and indicators of distress. Psychooncology. 2018;27(1):75-82.
Hartung TJ, Brähler E, Faller H, Härter M, Hinz A …
Mehnert A. The risk of being depressed is significantly higher in cancer patients than in the general population: Prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms across major cancer types.
Eur J Cancer. 2017;72:46-53.
Vehling S, Kissane DW, Lo C, Glaesmer H, Hartung TJ, Rodin G,
Mehnert A. The association of demoralization with mental disorders and suicidal ideation in patients with cancer. Cancer. 2017;123(17):3394-3401.
Kuhnt S, Brähler E, Faller H, Härter M, Keller M …
Mehnert A. Twelve-Month and Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Cancer Patients. Psychother Psychosom. 2016;85(5):289-96.
Mehnert A, Brähler E, Faller H, Härter M, Keller M et al.
Four-week prevalence of mental disorders in patients with cancer across major tumor entities. J Clin Oncol. 2014;32(31):3540-6.
Mehnert A, de Boer A, Feuerstein M. Employment challenges for cancer survivors. Cancer. 2013;119(11):2151-9.
Mehnert A. Employment and work-related issues in cancer survivors. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2011;77(2):109-30.
Mehnert A, Koch U. Psychological comorbidity and health-related quality of life and its association with awareness, utilization, and need for psychosocial support in a cancer register-based sample of long-term breast cancer survivors. J Psychosom Res. 2008;64(4):383-91.
Foto: André Heeger
