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Damiaan Denys arbeitet als Philosoph, Psychiater und Psychotherapeut und ist als Professor f\u00fcr Psychiatrie an der Universit\u00e4t von Amsterdam (UvA) berufen. Er war 18 Jahre lang Leiter der Abteilung f\u00fcr Psychiatrie am AmsterdamUMC und hat mehr als 500 wissenschaftliche Artikel ver\u00f6ffentlicht.<\/p>\n

Er pionierte die Forschung zu Zwangsst\u00f6rungen, tiefer Hirnstimulation und erhielt 2020 den IgNobelpreis f\u00fcr seine Beschreibung von Misophonie. Seit 2024 leitet er Lemon Tree, ein unabh\u00e4ngiges und interdisziplin\u00e4res Zentrum, das Forschung an der Schnittstelle von Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Philosophie betreibt und Teil des Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) der Universit\u00e4t von Amsterdam ist.<\/p>\n

Neben der Wissenschaft widmet sich Denys breiteren gesellschaftlichen Fragen rund um Angst, Kontrolle, Gl\u00fcck, Normalit\u00e4t und Sinngebung. 2015 schrieb und spielte er ein Theatermonolog \u00fcber Angst, der durch die Niederlande und Belgien tourte.<\/p>\n

Denys ist in den Medien bekannt f\u00fcr seine ehrlichen Fragen und mutigen Standpunkte in komplexen Debatten. Sein Buch ‘Das Defizit des \u00dcberflusses, das Paradox der psychischen Gesundheit<\/a><\/strong><\/span>‘ (2021) bietet eine eindringliche Analyse unserer ungesunden Beziehung zu psychischen Erkrankungen. Sein neuestes Buch, ‘Psychotherapie in Bewegung, die Kunst der Boxpsychotherapie<\/a><\/strong><\/span>‘ (2023), beschreibt die Verwendung von Boxen in der Psychotherapie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Damiaan Denys arbeitet als Philosoph, Psychiater und Psychotherapeut und ist als Professor f\u00fcr Psychiatrie an der Universit\u00e4t von Amsterdam (UvA) berufen. Er war 18 Jahre lang Leiter der Abteilung f\u00fcr Psychiatrie am AmsterdamUMC und hat mehr als 500 wissenschaftliche Artikel ver\u00f6ffentlicht. 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