Media
Interviews, lectures and news
A selection of public contributions. For media requests, please contact his office.
Interviews and features
Most items are in German.
Max Planck Neuroscience: World-Class Research on Schizophrenia
Feature on his research on the occasion of the Jean Delay Prize.
Süddeutsche Zeitung: „Ich schicke all meine Patienten zum Sport“
Interview on celebrities who talk about depression, risk factors and the healing effect of small daily routines.
Max Planck Forschung: Besuch bei Peter Falkai
Profile by Stefanie Reinberger on his path into schizophrenia research, the connectivity hypothesis, oligodendrocytes and exercise as a treatment approach.
DZPG: Zwei Länder, ein Ziel: Forschung für gezielte Therapien
Joint interview with French psychiatrist Marion Leboyer on German-French collaboration.
DZPG: Schizophrenie neu denken
Article on new perspectives on schizophrenia.
DZPG: Prävention und Longevity: Auch in der Psychischen Gesundheitsversorgung und Forschung ein wichtiges Thema
On prevention and healthy ageing from a psychiatric perspective.
Akademie Aktuell: Kurz vorgestellt: Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai
Short interview with the new Academy member on brain plasticity, myelin repair and combining aerobic exercise with medication in schizophrenia.
LMU Forschung und Innovation: Der Dolmetscher: Peter Falkai über „Burnout“
He explains what burnout means medically, when exhaustion needs treatment and why the term carries less stigma than depression.
Genomic Psychiatry: Innovators & Ideas: Research Leader Peter Falkai
In-depth interview on his career, brain plasticity and new treatment approaches for schizophrenia.
Gesundheitsforschung, BMFTR: Schizophrenie: Regelmäßige Bewegung lindert Symptome
Report on the ESPRIT trial in 180 patients, where endurance as well as strength and balance training improved symptoms, memory and daily functioning; Falkai puts the results in context.
Monitor Versorgungsforschung: Wir brauchen einen neuen Aufbruch in der Versorgungsforschung
Cover interview as president of the 21st German Congress for Health Services Research on linking clinical research, patient care and guidelines more closely.
LMU München: Die Ungewissheit ist sehr belastend
Interview at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental strain of contact restrictions and advice for staying well in isolation.
Bayerische Staatszeitung: Konflikt plus Einsamkeit macht krank
Interview by Monika Goetsch on sleep problems, anxiety and loneliness during the lockdown and how routine and video calls can help.
Forschung & Lehre: Wenn die Arbeit krank macht
Interview by Ina Lohaus as spokesperson of the Leopoldina working group on work strain, depression, pressure in academia and early help.
Psychologie Heute: Wie das Gehirn uns froh macht
Review by Anna Gielas of the book "Das Glück wohnt neben dem Großhirn", highlighting the chapters on the reward system, depression and addiction.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Früherkennung psychischer Erkrankungen sollte ausgebaut werden
Ahead of the World Congress of Psychiatry in Berlin he calls for nationwide expansion of Germany's roughly 15 early detection centres.
VolkswagenStiftung: Macht Arbeit krank? Lecture über Burnout, Angst und Depressionen am Arbeitsplatz
Report on the 6th Leopoldina Lecture in Hanover, where he explained burnout, depression and the role of physical activity; with audio recording.
Apotheken Umschau: Strategien gegen die Alkoholsucht
Consumer health article in which he describes alcohol dependence as an illness and supports reduced drinking as a realistic treatment goal.
Videos and podcasts
WFSBP: Prof. Peter Falkai Discusses 16th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry
Video message on the 16th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry in Istanbul in June 2024.
Meet the Expert in Mental Health: Meet the Expert in Mental Health No4: Peter Falkai and Raymond Lam
Online lecture on guideline-based treatment of schizophrenia in an international expert series.
European Psychiatric Association: EPA 2022: EBRA Project: EPA President, Prof. Peter Falkai
As EPA President he explains why the European brain research project EBRA matters for psychiatry.
esanum: Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai auf dem DGPPN: Forschung zu organischen Ursachen psychotischer Störungen
Video interview from the 2018 DGPPN Congress on diagnostic and therapeutic advances in primary and secondary psychoses.
esanum: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Falkai, WPA 2017: Negative Auswirkungen von Cannabis auf die Psyche
Video interview from the World Congress of Psychiatry in Berlin on the effects of cannabis misuse on mental health.
dasGehirn.info: Hilft Sport gegen Schizophrenie?
Audio podcast in which he explains the current understanding of schizophrenia and endurance exercise as a treatment approach.
Lectures
Mental gesund bleiben: recommendations from science
Online lecture, Mind Matters series, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (in German)
Jean Delay Lecture
26th World Congress of Psychiatry, WPA, Stockholm
What does exercise do to the brain?
Online lecture, Mind Matters series, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (in German)
Press releases
From LMU University Hospital, the Max Planck Institute, the DZPG and the Academy.
Jean-Delay-Preis 2026 für Peter Falkai
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Schizophrenie-Forschung auf Welt-Niveau
LMU Klinikum
World-Class Research on Schizophrenia
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie
Klinikchef fordert weitere Kostenübernahme neuer Alzheimer-Medikamente
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie
Neuer Mechanismus für kognitive Störungen bei Schizophrenie entdeckt
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie