University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
The University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy treats a wide range of mental illnesses. The clinic also has a research and teaching mission as part of University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and the European Medical School (EMS) Oldenburg-Groningen, which it fulfils by training students in various teaching formats and through externally funded scientific projects in several research groups.
The University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy has six wards with 113 beds, specialising in the treatment of disorders from the affective and schizophrenic spectrum as well as in the treatment of emotion regulation disorders.
Two depression wards (A2 and A11) and a special outpatient clinic for therapy-resistant depression (TRD) offer a holistic treatment programme for people who need specific therapy and support due to the severity of their depressive illness. This is based on four therapy pillars: psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, supplementary treatment programmes (e.g. occupational therapy and art therapy) and non-invasive brain stimulation procedures such as intensified MRI-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation (TBS). A separate ward (S1) is available for the specific treatment of emotional regulation disorders, which is based on the certified concept of dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT). Multi-professional teams of experts work according to the latest scientific standards on all wards of the University Hospital.
The University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is part of the Karl Jaspers Clinic (KJK), which is the second largest hospital for psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics in Lower Saxony with 1,100 employees and 631 beds spread over 31 wards as well as 84 day clinic treatment places. In addition to the comprehensive range of services offered by a maximum care provider, the KJK is characterised by its location on a park-like site just outside Oldenburg.
Our research groups:
Teaching
As part of the medical degree programme at the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, the Karl Jaspers Clinic is responsible for teaching the subjects of psychiatry, psychosomatics and (in co-operation with the University Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine) also child and adolescent psychiatry. While the third year of study (module 3.2) provides a basic introduction to these specialist areas, the fourth year of study (module 4.3) provides in-depth propaedeutics for the subsequent block internship. During this four or five-week block placement, students have the opportunity to gain a direct insight into the various psychiatric treatment areas and approaches in our clinic. The Karl Jaspers Clinic also offers the opportunity to complete the PJ elective in our clinic (registration via PJ-Portral or [email protected]).
Furthermore, the Karl Jaspers Clinic is involved in teaching the Master's degree programmes in Neurocognitive Psychology and Neuroscience. It is also possible to write final theses and advanced qualification theses, primarily in the research focus areas listed below, but also on other psychiatric issues.
Research & Publications
The clinical focus of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is in the area of affective and schizophrenic disorders. The department is part of the Karl Jaspers Clinic, the second largest maximum care provider for mental illnesses in Lower Saxony with a compulsory care sector of over one million people.
compulsory care sector of over one million people. The "Neuromodulation of Emotion (NEMO)" research programme established in the department aims to implement personalised medicine in psychiatry and psychotherapy.
Four innovative lines of research are currently being pursued:
- Social (e.g. loneliness) and ecological (e.g. climate change) risks to mental health
- Therapeutic intervention with neuromodulatory procedures (e.g. ECT, rTMS)
- AI-supported digital aftercare
- Health system research on value-based healthcare (VBHC)
Publications: >150, including American Journal of Psychiatry, Behavioural & Brain Sciences (BBS), Biological Psychiatry, Brain, British Medical Journal, Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Communications, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, Neuropsychopharmacology, PNAS, Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics
