Background
He was born in Zurich, where he also grew up.
psychiatrist university professor
He was born in Zurich, where he also grew up.
He completed his medical and psychiatric training in Zurich under his mentor, Professor Manfred Bleuler (son and student of Eugen Bleuler). From 1969 to 1994, Jules Angst was Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Medical School and Head of the Research Department of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital (the Burghölzli).
Jules Angst has continued uninterrupted his epidemiological and clinical research at the University (Psychiatrische Universitatsklinik) since leaving his Chair. He has remained the President of the European Bipolar Forum since 2003.
His scientific contributions include 15 books (as author and/or editor), 154 book chapters, and 539 journal articles
Angst J (2009) "From psychoanalysis to epidemiology: autobiographical notes" Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 119:87–97 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01336.x Fink M (2009) Editorial: "Remembering the lost neuroscience of pharmaco-Electroencephalogram" Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1–13 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01467.x.