Ulrich Hegerl

Prof. Ulrich Hegerl (male), PhD, is on the Board of Directors of EAAD. He is also Professor and Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Leipzig and Head of the former German Research Network on Depression and Suicidality. His research focus is the treatment and prevention of affective disorders. Prof. Hegerl is an international expert in depression research and suicide prevention and has coordinated several large EU-funded projects on these topics (e.g. PREDI-NU, OSPI Europe). He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers and received numerous awards, including the “European Health Award” (1st prize) for the project “European Alliance Against Depression.”