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Johannes Wancata
Univ.Prof.Dr.med.univ. Johannes Wancata

Division of Social Psychiatry (Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
Position: Professor

Location: 1090 Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20
E-Mail: johannes.wancata@meduniwien.ac.at

Further Information

Research Area

Epidemiology, Mental Health Services, Social Networking

Research Interests

Caregiver Research, Health Services Research, Migration, Rehabilitation, Schizophrenia, Social Determinants of Health, Social Risk Factors, Stigma

Principle Investigator(s)

  • Sachs, Gabriele (Head)
  • Wancata, Johannes (Head)

    • Grant(s)

  • EU-VIORMED: European study on Violence Risk and Mental Disorders (Head)
  • Prävalenz und Versorgung psychischer Krankheiten in Österreich (Head)
  • RE-DEFINE: Refugee Emergency: Defining and Implementing Novel Evidence-based psychosocial interventions (Head)
  • Wiederaufnahmerisiko von Heavy Usern psychiatrischer Dienste (Head)

    • Abstract

    Our work includes a wide range of topics:

    • The influence of social networks and the society on persons suffering from mental illness.
    • The societal consequences of mental disorders (e.g. stigma, unemplyoment)
    • Psychiatric epidemiology for identifying risk factors for developing mental illness.
    • Health services research
    • Using the family and other social network for treatment of patients.
    • Rehabilitation

    Techniques

    • Development of reserach instruments (e.g. interviews, questionnaires) for social psychiatry
    • Validation of such reserach instruments
    • Validity of screening tools in psychiatry
    • Epidemiological surveys
    • Analysing epidemiological data

     

     

    Selected publications

    1. Wancata J, Freidl M, Unger A, Jahn R, Soulier N, Fellinger M, Daniel R (2015) Projections About the Future Number of Dementia Sufferers: Increasing Life Expectancy Not Sufficiently Considered? Psychiatr Danub., 27 (4): 452-457
    2. Wancata J, Freidl M, Krautgartner M, Friedrich F, Matschnig T, Unger A, Gössler R, Frühwald S (2008) Gender aspects of parents’ needs of schizophrenia patients Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 43 (12): 968-974
    3. Wancata J, Börjesson-Hanson A, Östling S, Sjögren K, Skoog I (2007) Diagnostic criteria influence dementia prevalence Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 15: 1034-1045
    4. Wancata J, Alexandrowicz R, Marquart B, Weiss M, Friedrich F (2006) The criterion validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale: a systematic review Acta Psychiatr Scand, 114 (6): 398-410
    5. Wancata J, Krautgartner M, Berner J, Scumaci S, Freidl M, Alexandrowicz R, Rittmannsberger H (2006) The “Carers’ needs assessment for Schizophrenia” Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 41 (3): 221-229

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