Background
Schmidtke, Armin Peter was born on December 30, 1943 in Treuburg, E. Prussia, Germany. Son of Kurt Erich and Elfriede (Roth) Schmidtke.
Schmidtke, Armin Peter was born on December 30, 1943 in Treuburg, E. Prussia, Germany. Son of Kurt Erich and Elfriede (Roth) Schmidtke.
Diploma in psychology, University Saarbruecken, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Mannheim, 1985. Habilitation, University Wuerzburg, 1992.
Assistant professor University Mannheim, 1971-1982. Research assistant, lecturer Central Institute for Mental Health, Mannheim, 1982-1984, deputy head department clinical psychology, 1984-1986. Head department clinical psychology Psychiatric Clinic University Wurzburg, since 1986, professor medical psychology, since 1998.
Head examination committee Institute for Training in Behaviour Therapy, Mannheim, since 1989. 1st lieutenant German Army, 1965. Member American Association Suicidology (director since 1996), International Academy for Suicide Research (secretary, treasurer 1994-1999, president since 1999), German Association for Professional Psychologists (board postgraduate education and training 1975-1979, deputy for postgraduate training and education 1975-1979), German Association for Empirical Suicide Research (speaker).