Borwin Bandelow

Dr Bandelow is Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Göttingen in Göttingen, Germany. He is the Managing Director of the clinic and head of the Anxiety Disorders Unit. Dr Bandelow studied medicine in Tübingen and Göttingen, and psychology in Göttingen. As a psychiatry and neurology specialist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist, Dr Bandelow specializes in anxiety disorders (panic disorder and social phobia), schizophrenia, depression, psychotherapy and psychopharmacology.

He has (co-)authored over 200 publications internationally in both books and scientific journals, and is a frequent national and international speaker. Dr Bandelow’s basic research includes studies on the assessment, neurobiology, and treatment of anxiety disorders, psychotherapy, and on the side effects of neuroleptic drugs. Dr Bandelow is President of the German Society for Anxiety Research, and a member of the AEP (Association of European Psychiatrists), and the ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology). He is Editor-in-Chief of the German Journal of Psychiatry, one of the first on-line psychiatric journals. Dr Bandelow is also a member of the advisory boards for numerous scientific journals.