Jules Angst
Encyclopedia
Jules Angst is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Zurich University in Zurich
,
Switzerland
, and Honorary Doctor of Heidelberg University in Heidelberg
, Germany
.
He was born in Zurich
, where he also grew up.
under his mentor, Professor Manfred
Bleuler (son and student of Eugen Bleuler
). From 1969 to 1994, Jules Angst was Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the University of Zurich
Medical School and Head of the Research Department of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital (the Burghölzli
).
Jules Angst has continued uninterrupted his epidemiological and clinical research at the University (Psychiatrische Universitatsklinik) since leaving his Chair.
His scientific contributions include 15 books (as author and/or editor), 154 book chapters, and 539
journal articles.
(1967/1969), Paul Martini Prize for Methodology in Medicine (1969), Otto Naegeli Prize (1983), Eric Stromgren Medal (1987) and the Emil Kraepelin Medal of the Max Planck Institute, Munich
(1992).
Other awards include the Selo Prize NARSAD/Depression Research, USA (1994), Mogens Schou Award for Research in Bipolar Disorder, USA (2001), the Burgholzli Award for Social Psychiatry
(2001), the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (2002), and the Wagner-Jauregg Medal (2007).
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, and Honorary Doctor of Heidelberg University in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
He was born in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, where he also grew up.
Education
He completed his medical and psychiatric training in ZurichZürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
under his mentor, Professor Manfred
Bleuler (son and student of Eugen Bleuler
Eugen Bleuler
Paul Eugen Bleuler was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the understanding of mental illness and for coining the term "schizophrenia."-Biography:...
). From 1969 to 1994, Jules Angst was Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the University of Zurich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
Medical School and Head of the Research Department of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital (the Burghölzli
Burghölzli
Burghölzli is the common name given for the psychiatric hospital of the University of Zürich, Switzerland. The hospital is located on "Burghölzli", a wooded hill in the district of Riesbach of southeastern Zürich....
).
Jules Angst has continued uninterrupted his epidemiological and clinical research at the University (Psychiatrische Universitatsklinik) since leaving his Chair.
His scientific contributions include 15 books (as author and/or editor), 154 book chapters, and 539
journal articles.
Awards
Jules Angst has received many awards in recognition of his work, including the Anna Monika Awards(1967/1969), Paul Martini Prize for Methodology in Medicine (1969), Otto Naegeli Prize (1983), Eric Stromgren Medal (1987) and the Emil Kraepelin Medal of the Max Planck Institute, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(1992).
Other awards include the Selo Prize NARSAD/Depression Research, USA (1994), Mogens Schou Award for Research in Bipolar Disorder, USA (2001), the Burgholzli Award for Social Psychiatry
Social psychiatry
Social psychiatry is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the "interpersonal" and cultural context of mental disorder and mental wellbeing. It involves a sometimes disparate set of theories and approaches, with work stretching from epidemiological survey research on the one hand, to an indistinct...
(2001), the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (2002), and the Wagner-Jauregg Medal (2007).
External Reading
- Angst J (2009) "From psychoanalysis to epidemiology: autobiographical notes" Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 119:87–97
- Fink M (2009) Editorial: "Remembering the lost neuroscience of pharmaco-EEG" Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1–13