| 1973– 1979: |
Scientific co-worker at the neuro-psychiatric hospital of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz/Germany |
| 1977: |
Doctor degree of medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz with „magna cum laude“. Subject of his thesis: „Psychopathology of beginning cerebral atrophy“. |
| 1978: |
Certificate of specialisation in psychiatry and neurology |
| 1980: |
Postdoctoral qualification at the Medical Department of the University of Cologne. Venia legendi for psychiatry, psychotherapy and neurology. Subject of the postdoctoral thesis: „Structure and dynamics of the organic melancholia“ |
| 1980– 1983: |
Associated Professor at the Psychiatric Department of the University of Cologne/Germany |
| 1983– 1985: |
Professor for Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Cologne/Germany |
| 1985– 1992: |
Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University of Bonn/Germany |
| 1992– 2012: |
Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics at Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg/Germany |
