Peter Falkai

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

• 1987-1993 Assistant doctor, University of Duesseldorf
  

• 1993-1995 Registrar, same place
  

• 1995-1996 Deputy clinical director, same place
  

• 1996-2002 Professor of Medical Psychology, Director Div. of Medical Psychology, Deputy Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn
  

• 2002-2006 Professor and Chairman Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University of Saarland , Homburg/Saar
  

• since 08/2006 Professor and Chairman Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University of Göttingen

Major Research Interests:

Peter Falkai

General psychiatry, especially psychotic illnesses and dementia.
Neuroimaging (structural techniques), molecular neuropathology, genetics of psychiatric disorders

Address:
Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
University Medical Center
von-Siebold-Str. 5
37075 Göttingen
Germany

phone: +49-551-39 6601
e-mail:

Further Information:
Dept. of Psychiatry

Selected Recent Publications:

Wobrock T, Kamer T, Roy A, Vogeley K, Schneider-Axmann T, Wagner M, Maier W, Rietschel M, Schulze TG, Scherk H, Schild HH, Block W, Traber F, Tepest R, Honer WG, Falkai P. Reduction of the Internal Capsule in Families Affected with Schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry 2008; 63(1): 65-71 [Epub Jun 2007]

Falkai P, Honer WG, Kamer T, Dustert S, Vogeley K, Schneider-Axmann T, Dani I, Wagner M, Rietschel M, Muller DJ, Schulze TG, Gaebel W, Cordes J, Schonell H, Schild HH, Block W, Traber F, Steinmetz H, Maier W, Tepest R. Disturbed frontal gyrification within families affected with schizophrenia. J Psychiatr Res 2007; 41(10):8 05-13 [Epub Oct 2006]

Honer WG, Thornton AE, Chen EY, Chan RC, Wong JO, Bergmann A, Falkai P, Pomarol-Clotet E, McKenna PJ, Stip E, Williams R, MacEwan GW, Wasan K, ProcyshynR (2006). Clozapine and Risperidone Enhancement (CARE) Study Group. Clozapine alone versus clozapine and risperidone with refractory schizophrenia. N Engl J Med 354(5): 472-82

Gruber O, Karch S, Schlueter EK, Falkai P, Goschke T (2006). Neural mechanisms of advance preparation in task switching. Neuroimage 31(2): 887-95

Sawada K, Barr AM, Nakamura M, Arima K, Young CE, Dwork AJ, Falkai P, Phillips AG, Honer WG (2005). Hippocampal complexin proteins and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psychiatry 62(3): 263-72p

Ehrenreich H, Degner D, Meller J, Brines M, Behe M, Hasselblatt M, Woldt H, Falkai P, Knerlich F, Jacob S, von Ahsen N, Maier W, Bruck W, Ruther E, Cerami A, Becker W, Siren AL (2004). Erythropoietin: a candidate compound for neuroprotection in schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry 9(1): 42-54