Digital Health Applied to the Clinical Research of Brain Disorders Network

Bringing together experts in digital health to establish a collaborative platform for developing, updating, and disseminating state-of-the-art guidelines for research and clinical practice. The primary focus is mobile health (mHealth), leveraging smartphones as the technological backbone. In addition, it engages experts in eHealth and machine learning, fostering connections across related fields. Additionally, it seeks to advance a clear vision for mHealth in psychiatry and clinical psychology.

History

The ECNP Digital Health Applied to the Clinical Research of Brain Disorders Network was formed in 2021 by Ulrich Ebner-Primer, Germany, and Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Denmark. Following the formation members were invited to participate and since then the Network has further expanded.  

Core members
Member name Institution City Country
Blanca Bolea Women’s College Hospital Toronto Canada
John R. Geddes University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom 
Ulrich Ebner-Priemer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe  Germany 
Maria Faurholt-Jepsen University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
Diego Hidalgo- Mazzei Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Barcelona  Spain
Joseph Kambeitz University hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
Martien Kas  University of Groningen  Groningen  The Netherlands 
Jonna Kuntsi King's College London London United Kingdom
Trine Lagerberg Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
Silke Matura Goethe University Frankfurt  Frankfurt Germany
Nils Opel Jena University Hospital Jena Germany
Ulrich Reininghaus University of Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany
Eduard Vieta Institute of Neuroscience Barcelona  Spain 
Shell members
Member name Institution City Country
Marc Auriacombe University of Bordeaux Bordeaux  France
Michael Bauer University Medical Center Dresden   Dresden  Germany 
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg CIMH   Mannheim   Germany  
Inez Myin-Germeys  KU Leuven  Leuven   Belgium  
Tim Hahn WWU Münster Münster Germany
Andreas Reif KGU University Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany 
Heleen Riper VU University Amsterdam Amsterdam  The Netherlands  
Kate Saunders University of Oxford  Oxford United Kingdom
Fuschia Serre Bordeaux University Bordeaux France
Heike Tost CIMH Mannheim  Germany  
Lars Vedel Kessing Psychiatric Center Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark