Undergraduate training

University of Bochum 1975-1977, University of Hamburg 1977-1982

Doctorate

MD / Dr. med. 1984, Medical University of Hannover, title of thesis: “Psychiatrie-Reform in der Region Piemont, Italien: Die Durchführung der Bestimmungen des Gesetzes n. 180 vom 13. Mai 1978“

Faculty membership

Habilitation (qualification for undergraduate teaching of medical students) 1994, University of Würzburg, title of thesis „Kernspintomographische Untersuchungen bei endogenen Psychosen: Morphologisch-volumetrische Muster bei Patienten mit schizophrenen, affektiven und anderen Psychosen”

Qualification as psychiatrist

Facharzt für Neurologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Landesärztekammer Bayern, 1991 and 1995

Undergraduate teaching

• Since 1987: undergraduate teaching to medical students, Universities of Würzburg, Leipzig and Ulm, bedside teaching and special seminars (e.g. neuroradiology seminar (CT, MRI) - diagnostic relevance and research in psychiatry, psychopharmacology seminar)
• Since 1994: lectures to all students in undergraduate psychiatry training module at Universities of Würzburg, Leipzig and Ulm
• Since 1991: examiner in state examinations (2. und 3. Staatsexamen) for medical students at end of undergraduate medical training
• 1999-2002: coordinator undergraduate teaching, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig
• 2000-2002: undergraduate teaching of social medicine to medical students
• Since 2000: postgraduate teaching of public health (MPH diploma), Technical University of Dresden
• Since 1994: examiner in faculty MD and Dr biol hum examinations, Universities of Würzburg, Leipzig and Ulm

Papers (N) (per 09-2006)

Original papers: N = 118

Of which as first or last author: N = 63

Review papers / book chapters: N = 33 / 83

Five papers considered most important

• Becker T, Thornicroft G, Leese M, McCrone P, Johnson S, Albert M, Turner D: Social networks and service use among representative cases of psychosis in South London. Br. J. Psychiatry 171 (1997) 15-19 (IF 4.175)
• Thornicroft G, Tansella M, Becker T, Knapp M, Leese M, Schene AH, Vázquez-Barquero JL and the EPSILON Study Group: The Personal Impact of Schizophrenia in Europe. Schizophr Res 69 (2004) 125-132 (IF 4.231)
• Barbui C, Nosè M, Bindman J, Schene A, Becker T, Mazzi MA, Kikkert M, Camara J, Born A, Tansella M: Sex Differences in the Subjective Tolerability of Antipsychotic Drugs. J Clin Psychopharmacol 25 (6) (2005) 521-526 (IF 5.145)
• Ruggeri M, Koeter M, Schene A, Bonetto C, Vázquez-Barquero JL, Becker T, Knapp M, Knudsen HC, Tansella M, Thornicroft G and the EPSILON Study Group: Factor solution of the BPRS-expanded version in schizophrenic outpatients living in five European countries. Schizophr Res 75 (2005) 107-117 (IF 4.231)
• Gray R, Leese M, Bindman J, Becker T, Burti L, David A, Kikkert M, Koeter M, Puschner B, Schene A, Thornicroft G, Tansella M and the QUATRO Study Group: European Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial of Adherence Therapy for People with Schizophrenia. Brit J Psychiat (2006) (im Druck) (IF 4.175)

Management positions

Oberarzt (senior clinician) 1994-1999, Departments of Psychiatry, Universities of Würzburg and Leipzig

Leitender Oberarzt (assistant director) 1999-2002, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig

Ärztlicher Direktor (medical director and chairman) since 2002, Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm

Academic positions

Privatdozent (similar to senior lecturer post), Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg

Professor of Public Health (C3), Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig

Professor of Psychiatry (chairman), Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm

Awards

Hermann Simon Preis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde, 1998

Scholarships / research stays abroad

Scholarship Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 1976-1982 and 1982/83, research stay at psychiatric services of Piedmont region, Turin, Italy (doctorate thesis, Medical University of Hannover, Germany)

Feodor Lynen Scholarship, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Bonn, Germany; research stay at the Section of Community Psychiatry (PRiSM), Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK

Research areas of interest

1988-1995:     Structural MR imaging in patients with functional psychotic disorders

Since 1995:    Mental health services research, public mental health

Funded research projects

(see document “Research funding”)