Global Collaborations in Mental Health Research: An Overview of International Partnerships in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

The Department of Clinical Psychology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany, led by Carina Heller, is dedicated to the study and treatment of mental health disorders. Collaborating with the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Jena University Hospital, Heller and her team conduct research on adaptive and maladaptive brain circuits underlying mental health at the Center for Intervention and Research (C-I-R-C) in Halle.

In addition to their work in Germany, Heller is also involved in international collaborations. She works with the Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, exploring cutting-edge research in psychiatric neuroimaging. Another collaborator in this field is Claudia Barth of the Department of Psychiatric Research at Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo, Norway.

Susana Carmona and Magdalena Martínez-García from the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón in Madrid, Spain, are part of the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), conducting research on mental health in collaboration with international institutions.

Nicole Petersen of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California contributes to research on mental health and treatment options. These collaborations across institutions and countries contribute to a better understanding of mental health and the development of effective interventions.