Heinz F. Haefner

Background

Haefner, Heinz F. was born on May 20, 1926 in Munich. Son of Heinrich R. and Elisabeth Maria (Gerner) Haefner.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Munich, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Munich, 1951. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Helsinki, 1990.

Dr.rer.soc. (honorary), University Constance, Germany, 1992.

Career

Resident, U. Tübingen and University Munich, 1951-1958; resident, U. Heidelberg, 1958-1960; lecturer psychiatry, U. Heidelberg, 1960-1968; professor psychiatry and neurology, U. Heidelberg, since 1968. Department chairman social psychiatry, U. Heidelberg, 1965-1975. Head Center Institute Mental Health, Mannheim, since 1975.

Appointed member Science Council, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1983, member of commission on medicine, 1975-1977, member presidential board, chairman science committee and commission on medicine, 1979-1983. Member expert advisory panel on mental health, Federal Republic of Germany, since 1983. Member expert advisory panel on mental health World Health Organization, since 1984, European advisory board biomedical research, 1976-1980, global coordinating group for the mental health program, since 1985.

Honorary member Foundation Psychiatric Research, Finland, since 1985. Chairman planning group on evaluation of the development of community based mental health care, communications of European Communities, Brussels, since 1985.

Achievements

• Heinz Haefner has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association European Psychiatrists (chairman of the section epidemiology and community psychiatry since 1988), American Psychopathological Association (honorary), Schizophrenia Research Foundation India (honorary), Portuguese Society Epidemiological Psychiatry (honorary), Leopoldina German Academy Natural Scientists, HeidelbergAcad. Sciences, Rotary (Mannheim).

Interests

• Avocation: sailing.

Connections

Married Wiltrud L. Ranabauer, August 29, 1967. Children: Gilbert, Gerald, Constantin, Sibylle.

Father:

Heinrich R. Haefner

Mother:

Elisabeth Maria (Gerner) Haefner

Spouse:

Wiltrud L. Ranabauer

child:

Constantin Haefner

child:

Gilbert Haefner

child:

Sibylle Haefner

child:

Gerald Haefner