Our Center
Various researchers from Hessian universities, research institutions and institutes are working together in DYNAMIC to develop a better understanding of mental health problems and respective treatment options.
Research Network
DYNAMIC is based on the collaboration of several Hessian universities and institutions which bring different expertise to the project. Our aim is to build cooperation between very different areas of research.
You can find out more about the individual institutes, departments and research centers here:
Scientific management
One of the distinguishing features of DYNAMIC is the close collaboration between psychology and psychiatry in order to further develop the understanding of mental illnesses and to research suitable new treatment options in studies. This philosophy is also reflected through our project leads.
Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief
Spokesperson and Professor of Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg
Winfried Rief is a psychologist and Editor in Chief of the open science journal Clinical Psychology in Europe. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of placebo and expectancy research. He is also interested in the steady development of psychotherapeutic and diagnostic methods, for example in the field of somatoform disorders. Winfried heads the Clinical Psychology Group and the University Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Psychology at the University of Marburg.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Reif
Co-Speaker and Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Andreas Reif is a psychiatrist and expert in the translational approach to mental disorders. His research interests include suicide prevention, the treatment of therapy-resistant depression and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. His work seeks to understand mental disorders from bench to bedside. Andreas is the Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Frankfurt.
Project Participants
Cooperation in the LOEWE Research Center DYNAMIC extends across a large number of professors who, together with their research teams, make the entire project possible. A list of those involved and their respective departments will be added here soon.
