Prof. Dr. med. Christine Rummel-Kluge

Research focus

E-Mental Health, Online Interventions
Cochrane meta-analysis, suicide prevention
psychoeducation, peer-to-peer-strategies
compliance, family involvement
depression, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder

Curriculum Vitae

	Rummel-Kluge, Christine, Prof. Dr. med.
Official position	Chief resident, Head of the psychiatric outpatient department, Head of research lab „E-Mental Health and Cochrane meta-analyses“
Institution	Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
Business address	Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Semmelweisstraße 10, Haus 13 04103 Leipzig

Academic education and degrees

1993 - 2000	Medical studies, M.D., TU Munich
2003	Doctoral thesis “Determination of the neuroleptic threshold dose” (TU Munich), Dr. med.
2011	Habilitation „Compliance-promoting measures in the treatment of schizophrenia” (TU Munich), Priv.-Doz. Dr. med.
2019	Nomination as Professor Dr. med. (University of Leipzig)

Professional career

2000 - 2010	Residency in Psychiatry, TU Munich
2010	Medical specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy
2010 - 2017	Executive director of the German Depression Foundation (“Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe”) and research associate at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Leipzig
Since 05/2017	Chief resident, Head of the psychiatric outpatient department, Head of the research lab „E-Mental Health and Cochrane meta-analyses“

Honors, awards and positions

2004	Special award „Klinikförderpreis der bayerischen Landesbank“: „Patients inform patients“
2011	Award „Financial Times Germany“: „Guideline Depression“
2013	ECNP Summer School of Neuropsychopharmacology
Since 2015	Member of the DGPPN-group “Suicidology”
Since 2017	Member of the Doctoral Committee, University of Leipzig
Since 2018	Hygiene Physician in the Department of Psychiatry
Since 2018	Representative Teaching Officer
Since 2019	Member of the Clinical Ethics Committee

Current journal editorial positions

Since 2020

Associate editor of the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group

10 most important peer-reviewed papers

(10 out of: 81, SCOPUS h-index: 24)

Oehler C, Görges F, Rogalla M, Rummel-Kluge C*, Hegerl U*. Efficacy of a Guided Web-Based Self-Management Intervention for Depression or Dysthymia: Randomized Controlled Trial With a 12-Month Follow-Up Using an Active Control Condition. J Med Internet Res. 2020;14; 22(7): e15361.
* shared last authorship

Webelhorst C, Jepsen L, Rummel-Kluge C. Utilization of e-mental-health and online self-management interventions of patients with mental disorders—A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS One. 2020; 15(4): e0231373.

Baldofski S, Kohls E, Bauer S, Becker K, Bilic S … Rummel-Kluge C. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of two online interventions for children and adolescents at risk for depression (E.motion trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial within the ProHEAD consortium. Trials. 2020;20(1): 53.

Görges F, Oehler C, von Hirschhausen E, Hegerl U, Rummel-Kluge C. GET.HAPPY2 - User perspectives on an internet-based self-management positive psychology intervention among persons with and without depression: Results from a retrospective survey. J Clin Psychol. 2020;76(6): 1030-1046.

Heinz I, Mergl R, Hegerl U, Rummel-Kluge C, Kohls E. Depression stigma and management of suicidal callers: a cross-sectional survey of crisis hotline counselors. BMC Psychiatry. 2019;19(1): 342.

Görges F, Oehler C, von Hirschhausen E, Hegerl U, Rummel-Kluge C. GET.HAPPY - Acceptance of an internet-based self-management positive psychology intervention for adult primary care patients with mild and moderate depression or dysthymia: A pilot study. Internet Interv. 2018;12: 26-35.

Kohls E, Hug F, Stahl M, Driessen P, Roemer C … Rummel-Kluge C. Peer counseling in depression care: A pilot study in a psychiatric inpatient setting. Psychiatry Res. 2018;270: 698-704.

Hegerl U, Mergl R, Doganay G, Reschke K, Rummel-Kluge C. Why has the continuous decline in German suicide rates stopped in 2007? PLoS One. 2013;8(8): e71589.

Rummel-Kluge C, Komossa K, Schwarz S, Hunger H, Schmid F et al. Second-generation antipsychotic drugs and extrapyramidal side effects: a systematic review and meta-analysis of head-to-head comparisons. Schizophr Bull. 2012;38(1): 167-77.

Rummel-Kluge C, Komossa K, Schwarz S, Hunger H, Schmidt F et al. Head-to-head comparisons of metabolic side effects of second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Research. 2010;123(2-3): 255-33.