Städtisches Klinikum Dresden - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Standort Weisser Hirsch)

Städtisches Klinikum Dresden Weißer Hirsch © Städtisches Klinikum Dresden

The Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the municipal hospital (“Städtisches  Klinikum”) Dresden offers three options of care for all types of mental disorders: outpatient care, day clinic care (20 places) and inpatient care (108 beds). Treatment for all mental disorders are provided, with a focus on:

  • Affective disorders, especially chronic and therapy resistant depression (ECT, VNS, CBASP)
  • Anxiety disorders and OCD
  • Dementia, other organic mental disorders
  • Substance Abuse disorders, specialized in alcohol dependency (“S1-treatment”)
  • Psychotic disorders and differentiated diagnostics of schizophrenic psychoses
  • Personality disorders, especially borderline disorder (DBT)
Prof. Dr. med. Burkhard Jabs © Prof. Dr. med. Burkhard Jabs

In cooperation with other hospitals and institutions (Dresden University Clinic, University of Würzburg, University of Strasbourg, F), the department participates in research on:

  • Suicide prevention
  • Addiction
  • Mental health care
  • Schizophrenia research

Head of Dpt.: Prof. Dr. med. Burkhard Jabs

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Elisabeth Michaelis
Last modified: Dec 04, 2020