André Aleman

Andreas "André" Aleman (born 20 June 1975)[1] is a Dutch neuroscientist and professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen.

Aleman (2010)

Aleman was born in Leiden.[1] He studied psychology at Utrecht University.[2] He obtained his title of doctor at Utrecht University in 2001, with a thesis titled: "Cognitive neuropsychiatry of hallucinations in schizophrenia: how the brain misleads itself". He worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Groningen and in 2006 was promoted to full professor.[3] In 2011 he received a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.[4]

Aleman was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.[5][6] His research compasses topics as ageing, schizophrenia, suicide and depression.[6] He has proposed including suicidal thoughts as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.[7]

Publications (selection)
  • Andreas Aleman: Cognitive neuropsychiatry of hallucinations in schizophrenia. How the brain misleads itself. Dissertation Universiteit Utrecht, 2001. ISBN 90-393-2667-3 (Digital version)

References
  1. "Curriculum vitae André Aleman" (in Dutch). Utrecht University Repository. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. "Andre Aleman Prof. Dr. Sectiehoofd Cognitieve Neuropsychiatrie" (in Dutch). University Medical Center Groningen. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. "Andreas (André) Aleman, (1975)". University of Groningen. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  4. "Toekenningen Vici 2011" (in Dutch). Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. "André Aleman". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. "Royal Academy selects 26 new members". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  7. "Hoogleraren: erken suïcidaal gedrag als een mentale stoornis". de Volkskrant. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017.
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