Dipl.-Psych. Dipl.-Sozialpäd. Ulfert Hapke
Research Focus
Public Mental Health: Epidemiology on mental health and psychiatric disorders; mental health in all policies and mental health as a cross-sectional theme of sustainability
Disorders & Problems: Depressive Disorders, Chronic Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Substance Abuse and Dependence, Child Molestation
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Curriculum Vitae
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 Hapke, Ulfert, PhD Dipl.-Psych., Dipl. Sozialpäd.  | 
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 Official position  | 
 Deputy Head of the Mental Health Unit  | 
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 Institution  | 
 Mental Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute (RKI)  | 
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 Business address  | 
 General-Pape-Str. 62-66 12101 Berlin  | 
Academic education and degrees
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 1978-1982  | 
 Diploma in Social Work and Social Pedagogy  | 
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 1986-1991  | 
 Diploma in Psychology, University of Hamburg  | 
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 2000  | 
 PhD in Psychology  | 
Professional career
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 1978-1982  | 
 Psychiatric Nursing (part-time 50%)  | 
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 1982-1990  | 
 Social work in psychiatric care units and outpatient care (from 1986 part-time 50%)  | 
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 1992-1999  | 
 Research fellow, Clinical Psychologist, Dpt. of Psychiatry, Medical University of Lübeck; Trainer in Motivational Interviewing  | 
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 1999 – 2006  | 
 Head of the Prevention and Intervention Unit, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald; Trainer and Supervisor in Motivational Interviewing  | 
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 2007-2015  | 
 Head of the Mental Health Working Group, Unit for NCD-disorders, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute  | 
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 Since 2015  | 
 Deputy Head of the Mental Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute  | 
Honors, awards and positions
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 1999-2006  | 
 P.I. of RCT- studies and field studies on early intervention and health services, especially liaison and consular services in medical care  | 
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 2000  | 
 German Society for Addiction Research and Addiction Therapy, Wilhelm Feuerlein Research Award, “Frequency of alcohol-related disorders in the medical care and consequences for the treatment of alcohol-dependent patients in Germany  | 
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 2000-2008  | 
 Board Member (Treasurer) of the German Society for Addiction Research and Addiction Therapy (DG-Sucht)  | 
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 2005  | 
 KKH Health Insurance (KKH), Innovation-Award on Early Detection and Prevention, „Prevention of smoking-associated disorders in newborn and their mothers“  | 
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 2008-2017  | 
 National Representative in the Mental Health Care Quality Indicators Project of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)  | 
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 2015-2019  | 
 National Representative of the Governmental Expert Group on Mental Health and Well-being (European Commission)  | 
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 Since 2017  | 
 National Representative of Mental Health Performance Benchmarking Project (OECD)  | 
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 Since 2007  | 
 P.I. of the population-based surveys on mental health of the RKI  | 
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 Since 2020  | 
 Scientific Consultant of the National Council against sexual violence against children and adults (Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth)  | 
10 recent important peer-reviewed papers
(10 out of 196, Scopus h-index: 42)
Hapke U, Cohrdes C, Nübel J. Depressive symptoms in a European comparison – results from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) 2. Journal of Health Monitoring. 2019;4(4)62-70.
Thom J, Hoebel J, Nübel J, Kurth T, Hapke U. Are Diagnoses of Depression Increasing all Over the Population? - Prevalence of Self-Reported Clinician Diagnosed Depression in the 2009 and 2012 Representative Cross-Sectional "German Health Update (GEDA)" Surveys. Psychiatr Prax. 2019;46(6):310-316.
Moehring A, Rumpf HJ, Hapke U, Bischof G, John U, Meyer C. Diagnostic Performance of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Detecting DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorders in the General Population. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019;11;204:107530.
Bretschneider J, Janitza S, Jacobi F, Thom J, Hapke U, et al. Time trends in depression prevalence and health-related correlates: Results from population-based surveys in Germany 1997-1999 vs. 2009-2012. BMC Psychiatry. 2018;18(1):394,1-13.
Maske U, Hapke U, Riedel-Heller SG, Busch MA, Kessler RC. Respondents' report of a clinician-diagnosed depression in health surveys: Comparison with DSM-IV mental disorders in the general adult population in Germany. BMC Psychiatry. 2017;17(1):39;1-10.
Brandstetter S, Dodoo-Schittko F, Speerforck S, Apfelbacher C, Grabe HJ, … Hapke U et al. Trends in Non-Help-Seeking for Mental Disorders in Germany Between 1997-1999 and 2009-2012: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2017;8;52(8):1005-1013.
Späth C, Hapke U, Maske U, Schröder J, Moritz S et al. Characteristics of Participants in a Randomized Trial of an Internet Intervention for Depression (EVIDENT) in Comparison to a National Sample (DEGS1). Internet Interv. 2017;6;9:46-50.
Maske UE, Buttery AK, Beesdo-Baum, Riedel-Heller S, Hapke U, Busch M. Prevalence and Correlates of DSM-IV-TR Major Depressive Disorder, Self-Reported Diagnosed Depression and Current Depressive Symptoms Among Adults in Germany. J Affect Disord. 2016;1;190:167-177.
Hapke U, Schumann A, Rumpf HJ, Meyer C, John U. Posttraumatic stress disorder. The role of trauma, pre-existing psychiatric disorders, and gender. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 2006;256;299–306.
Hapke U, Schumann A, Rumpf HJ, John U, Konerding U, Meyer C. Association of smoking and nicotine dependence with trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in a general population sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental disease. 2005;193(12),843-846.