Official position
Chief resident, Head of the psychiatric
outpatient department, Head of research lab „E-Mental Health and Cochrane
meta-analyses“
Institution
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und
Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
Business address
Semmelweisstr. 10
04103 Leipzig
Academic education and degrees
1993 - 2000 | Medical studies, M.D., TU Munich |
2003 | Doctoral thesis “Determination of the
neuroleptic threshold dose” (TU Munich), Dr. med. |
2011 | Habilitation
„Compliance-promoting measures in the treatment of schizophrenia” (TU Munich),
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. |
2019 | Nomination as Professor Dr. med. (University of
Leipzig) |
Professional career
2000 - 2010 | Residency in Psychiatry, TU Munich |
2010 | Medical
specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy |
2010 - 2017 | Executive director of the German Depression
Foundation (“Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe”) and research associate at the
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Leipzig |
Since 05/2017 | Chief resident, Head of the psychiatric
outpatient department, Head of the research lab „E-Mental Health and Cochrane
meta-analyses“ |
Honors, awards and positions
2004 | Special award „Klinikförderpreis der bayerischen Landesbank": „Patients inform patients" |
2011 | Award „Financial Times Germany“: „Guideline Depression“ |
2013 | ECNP Summer School of Neuropsychopharmacology |
Since 2015 | Member of the DGPPN-group “Suicidology” |
Since 2017 | Member of the Doctoral Committee, University of Leipzig |
Since 2018 | Hygiene Physician in the Department of Psychiatry |
Since 2018 | Representative Teaching Officer |
Since 2019 | Member of the Clinical Ethics Committee |
Current Journal Editorial positions
10 most important peer-reviewed papers (10 out of 81, Scopus h-index: 24)
Oehler C, Görges F, Rogalla M, Rummel-Kluge C*, Hegerl U*. Efficacy of a Guided Web-Based Self-Management Intervention for Depression or Dysthymia: Randomized Controlled Trial With a 12-Month Follow-Up Using an Active Control Condition. J Med Internet Res. 2020;14;22(7). * shared last authorship
Webelhorst C, Jepsen L, Rummel-Kluge C. Utilization of e-mental-health and online self-management interventions of patients with mental disorders—A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS One. 2020;20;15(4).
Baldofski S, Kohls E, Bauer S, Becker K, Bilic S … Rummel-Kluge C. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of two online interventions for children and adolescents at risk for depression (E.motion trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial within the ProHEAD consortium. Trials. 2020;20,53.
Görges F, Oehler C, von Hirschhausen E, Hegerl U, Rummel-Kluge C. GET.HAPPY2 - User perspectives on an internet-based self-management positive psychology intervention among persons with and without depression: Results from a retrospective survey. J Clin Psychol. 2019;0,0.
Heinz I, Mergl R, Hegerl U, Rummel-Kluge C, Kohls E. Depression stigma and management of suicidal callers: a cross-sectional survey of crisis hotline counselors. BMC Psychiatry. 2019;19(1),342-.
Görges F, Oehler C, von Hirschhausen E, Hegerl U, Rummel-Kluge C. GET.HAPPY - Acceptance of an internet-based self-management positive psychology intervention for adult primary care patients with mild and moderate depression or dysthymia: A pilot study. Internet Interv. 2018;7;12:26-35.
Kohls E, Hug F, Stahl M, Driessen P, Roemer C … Rummel-Kluge C. Peer counseling in depression care: A pilot study in a psychiatric inpatient setting. Psychiatry Res. 2018;270:698-704.
Hegerl U, Mergl R, Doganay G, Reschke K, Rummel-Kluge C. Why has the continuous decline in German suicide rates stopped in 2007? PLoS One. 2013;14,8(8).
Rummel-Kluge C, Komossa K, Schwarz S, Hunger H, Schmid F et al. Second-generation antipsychotic drugs and extrapyramidal side effects: a systematic review and meta-analysis of head-to-head comparisons. Schizophr Bull. 2012;38(1):167-77.
Rummel-Kluge C, Komossa K, Schwarz S, Hunger H, Schmidt F et al. Head-to-head comparisons of metabolic side effects of second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Research. 2010;123(2-3):255-33.
Foto: Maximilian Weishäutel