Facharzt für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Café Ersatz
Dietkirchenstr. 30
D-53111 Bonn
Tel: 0228 / 184 18 - 12
Fax: 0228 / 184 18 - 17
Email: lichtermann@cafe-ersatz.de

Curriculum Vitae

Ausbildung	1983-1990	Medizinstudium, Universität Mainz
	1990	Ärztliche Prüfung
	1991	Approbation
	1993	Promotion "Die Prävalenz von Persönlichkeitsstörungen nach DSM-III-R in der Allgemeinbevölkerung und ihre Comorbidität mit Störungen der Achse I"
Weiterbildung	1991-1994	Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Mainz
	1997-1999	Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Bonn
	1999	Facharzt für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
	2001	Fachkunde Suchtmedizinische Grundversorgung
Ausland	1994-1997	Marie Curie Fellowship, National Public Health Institute, Department of Molecular Medicine & Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, Helsinki, Finnland

Veröffentlichungen

• (1) Maier W, Lichtermann D, Minges J, Heun R, Hallmayer J, Klingler T: Unipolar depression in the aged: determinants of familial aggregation. Journal of Affective Disorders 23(2):53-61, 1991
• (2) Maier W, Hallmayer J, Lichtermann D, Philipp M, Klingler T: The impact of the endogenous subtype on the familial aggregation of unipolar depression. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 240(6):355-62, 1991
• (3) Leboyer M, Maier W, Teherani M, Lichtermann D, D'Amato T, Franke P, Lepine JP, Minges J, McGuffin P: The reliability of the SADS-LA in a family study setting. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 241(3):165-169, 1991
• (4) Hallmayer J,  Maier W,  Ackenheil M,  Ertl MA,  Schmidt S,  Minges J, Lichtermann D, Wildenauer D: Evidence against linkage of schizophrenia to chromosome 5q11-q13 markers in systematically ascertained families. Biological Psychiatry 31(1):83-94, 1992
• (5) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Oehrlein A,  Fickinger M: Depression in the community: a comparison of treated and non-treated cases in two non-referred samples. Psychopharmacology 106 Suppl:S79-81, 1992
• (6) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Heun R: Personality traits in subjects at risk for unipolar major depression: a family study perspective. Journal of Affective Disorders 24(3):153-163, 1992
• (7) Lanczik M,  Nöthen M,  Körner J,  Rietschel M,  Erdmann J,  Stratmann M, Cichon S, Lichtermann D,  Maier W,  Propping P et al.: Association and linkage studies in bipolar affective disorder. Clinical Neuropharmacology 15 Suppl 1 Pt A:580A-581A, 1992
• (8) Maier W,  Lichtermann,  Minges J,  Heun R,  Hallmayer J,  Benkert O: Schizoaffective disorder and affective disorders with mood-incongruent psychotic features: keep separate or combine? Evidence from a family study. American Journal of Psychiatry 149(12):1666-1673, 1992
• (9) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Heun R: The familial relation of personality disorders (DSM-III-R) to unipolar major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders 26(3):151-156, 1992
• (10) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Heun R,  Hallmayer J: The risk of minor depression in families of probands with major depression: sex differences and familiality. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 242(2-3):89-92, 1992
• (11) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Franke P,  Heun R,  Hallmayer J: Concordance for gender in sib pairs affected with schizophrenia and related disorders. Schizophrenia Research  9(1):71-76, 1993
• (12) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Heun R,  Hallmayer J: The impact of gender and age at onset on the familial aggregation of schizophrenia. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 242(5):279-285, 1993
• (13) Franke P,  Maier W,  Hardt J,  Frieboes R,  Lichtermann D,  Hain C: Assessment of frontal lobe functioning in schizophrenia and unipolar major depression. Psychopathology 26(2):76-84, 1993
• (14) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Hallmayer J,  Heun R,  Benkert O, Levinson DF: Continuity and discontinuity of affective disorders and schizophrenia. Results of a controlled family study. Archives of General Psychiatry 50(11):871-883, 1993
• (15) Maier W,  Lichtermann D: The genetic epidemiology of unipolar depression and panic disorder. International Clinical Psychopharmacology  8 Suppl 1:27-33, 1993 (Review)
• (16) Maier W, Minges J, Lichtermann D: Alcoholism and panic disorder: co-occurrence and co-transmission in families. European Archives of Psychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience 243(3-4):205-211, 1993
• (17) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Oehrlein A,  Franke P: A controlled family study in panic disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research 27 Suppl 1:79-87, 1993
• (18) Maier W,  Minges J,  Lichtermann D,  Heun R,  Franke P: Personality variations in healthy relatives of schizophrenics. Schizophrenia Research 12(1):81-88, 1994
• (19) Nöthen MM,  Wildenauer D,  Cichon S,  Albus M,  Maier W,  Minges J, Lichtermann D, Bondy B,  Rietschel M,  Körner J  et al.: Dopamine D2 receptor molecular variant and schizophrenia. Lancet 343(8908):1301-1302, 1994
• (20) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J: The relationship between alcoholism and unipolar depression. A controlled family study. Journal of Psychiatric Research 28(3):303-317, 1994
• (21) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Heun R: Personality disorders among the relatives of schizophrenia patients. Schizophrenia Bulletin 20(3):481-493, 1994
• (22) Maier W, Schwab S,  Hallmayer J,  Ertl MA,  Minges J,  Ackenheil M, Lichtermann D, Wildenauer D: Absence of linkage between schizophrenia and the dopamine D4 receptor gene. Psychiatry Research 53(1):77-86, 1994
• (23) Hallmayer J,  Maier W,  Schwab S,  Ertl MA,  Minges J,  Ackenheil M, Lichtermann D, Wildenauer DB: No evidence of linkage between the dopamine D2 receptor gene and schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 53(2):203-215, 1994
• (24) Maier W,  Herr R,  Lichtermann D,  Gänsicke M,  Benkert O,  Faust G: Brief depression among patients in general practice. Prevalence and variation by recurrence and severity. European Archives of Psychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience 244(4):190-195, 1994
• (25) Maier W,  Herr R,  Gänsicke M,  Lichtermann D,  Houshangpour K,  Benkert O: Recurrent brief depression in general practice. Clinical features, comorbidity with other disorders, and need for treatment. European Archives of Psychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience 244(4):196-204, 1994
• (26) Maier W,  Schmidt F,  Schwab SG,  Hallmayer J,  Minges J,  Ackenheil M, Lichtermann D,  Wildenauer DB: Lack of linkage between schizophrenia and markers at the telomeric end of the pseudoautosomal region of the sex chromosomes. Biological Psychiatry 37(5):344-347, 1995
• (27) Schwab SG,  Albus M,  Hallmayer J,  Honig S,  Borrmann M,  Lichtermann D, Ebstein RP, Ackenheil M,  Lerer B,  Risch N: Evaluation of a susceptibility gene for schizophrenia on chromosome 6p by multipoint affected sib-pair linkage analysis. Nature Genetics 11(3):325-327, 1995
• (28) Maier W,  Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Delmo C,  Heun R: The relationship between bipolar disorder and alcoholism: a controlled family study. Psychological Medicine 25(4):787-796, 1995
• (29) Erdmann J,  Shimron-Abarbanell D,  Cichon S,  Albus M,  Maier W, Lichtermann D,  Minges J,  Reuner U,  Franzek E,  Ertl MA et al.: Systematic screening for mutations in the promoter and the coding region of the 5-HT1A gene. American Journal of Medical Genetics 60(5):393-399, 1995
• (30) Cichon S, Nöthen MM, Catalano M, Di Bella D, Maier W, Lichtermann D, Minges J, Albus M, Borrmann M, Franzek E, et al.: Identification of two novel polymorphisms and a rare deletion variant in the human dopamine D4 receptor gene. Psychiatric Genetics 5(3):97-103, 1995
• (31) Schwab SG,  Lerer B,  Albus M,  Maier W,  Hallmayer J,  Fimmers R, Lichtermann D, Minges J,  Bondy B,  Ackenheil M.  et al.: Potential linkage for schizophrenia on chromosome 22q12-q13: a replication study. American Journal of Medical Genetics 60(5):436-443, 1995
• (32) Nöthen MM,  Eggermann K,  Albus M,  Borrmann M,  Rietschel M,  Körner J, Maier W,  Minges J,  Lichtermann D,  Franzek E  et al.: Association analysis of the monoamine oxidase A gene in bipolar affective disorder by using family-based internal controls. American Journal of Human Genetics 57(4):975-978, 1995
• (33) Maier W, Minges J, Lichtermann D: The familial relationship between panic disorder and unipolar depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research 29(5):375-388, 1995
• (34) Maier W, Hallmayer J, Zill P, Bondy B, Lichtermann D, Ackenheil M, Minges J, Wildenauer D: Linkage analysis between pericentrometric markers on chromosome 18 and bipolar disorder: a replication test. Psychiatry Research 59(1-2):7-15, 1995
• (35) Maier W, Minges J, Lichtermann D, Heun R: Personality disorders and personality variations in relatives of patients with bipolar affective disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders 35(4):173-181, 1995
• (36) Maier W, Minges J, Lichtermann D, Franke P, Gänsicke M: Personality patterns in subjects at risk for affective disorders. Psychopathology 28 Suppl 1:59-72, 1995
• (37) Wildenauer DB, Hallmayer J, Schwab SG, Albus M, Eckstein GN, Zill P, Honig S, Strauss M, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Ebstein RP, Lerer B, Risch N, Maier W: Searching for susceptibility genes in schizophrenia by genetic linkage analysis. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 61:845-850, 1996
• (38) Maier W, Minges J, Eckstein N, Brodski C, Albus M, Lerer B, Hallmayer J, Fimmers R, Ackenheil M, Ebstein RE, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Wildenauer DB: Genetic relationship between dopamine transporter gene and schizophrenia: linkage and association. Schizophrenia Research 20(1-2): 175-180, 1996
• (39) Schwab SG, Eckstein GN, Hallmayer J, Lerer B, Albus M, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Ertl MA, Maier W, Wildenauer DB: Evidence suggestive of a locus on chromosome 5q31 contributing to susceptibility for schizophrenia in German and Israeli families by multipoint affected sib-pair linkage analysis. Molecular Psychiatry 2(2): 156-160, 1997 (2000: 8,93)
• (40) Hovatta I, Terwilliger JD, Lichtermann D, Mäkikyrö T, Suvisaari J, Peltonen L, Lönnqvist J: Schizophrenia in the genetic isolate of Finland. American Journal of Medical Genetics 74(4):353-360, 1997 (2000: 2,48)
• (41) Schwab SG, Hallmayer J, Albus M, Lerer B, Hanses C, Kanyas K, Segman R, Borrman M, Dreikorn B, Lichtermann D, Rietschel M, Trixler M, Maier W, Wildenauer DB: Further evidence for a susceptibility locus on chromosome 10p14-p11 in 72 families with schizophrenia by nonparametric linkage analysis. American Journal of Medical Genetics 81(4): 302-307, 1998 (2000: 2,48)
• (42) Hovatta I*, Lichtermann D*, Juvonen H, Suvisaari J, Terwilliger JD, Arajärvi R, Kokko-Sahin ML, Ekelund J, Lönnqvist J, Peltonen L: Linkage analysis of putative schizophrenia gene candidate regions on chromosomes 3p, 5q, 6p, 8p, 20p and 22q in a population-based sampled Finnish family set. Molecular Psychiatry 3: 452-457, 1998 (*Authors contributed equally) (2000: 8,93)
• (43) Schwab SG, Hallmayer J, Lerer B, Albus M, Borrmann M, Hönig S, Straus M, Segman R, Lichtermann D, Knapp M, Trixler M, Maier W, Wildenauer DB: Support for a chromosome 18p locus conferring susceptibility to functional psychoses in families with schizophrenia, by association and linkage analysis. American Journal of Human Genetics 63(4):1139-1152, 1998 (2000: 10,35)
• (44) Lichtermann D, Hovatta I, Terwilliger JD, Peltonen L, Lönnqvist J: Concordance for sex and the pseudoautosomal gene hypothesis revisited: no evidence of increased sex concordance in a nationwide Finnish sample of siblings with paternally derived schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry 155(10):1365-1375, 1998 (2000: 6,58)
• (45) Nöthen MM, Cichon S, Rohleder H, Hemmer S, Franzek E, Fritze J, Albus M, Borrmann-Hassenbach M, Kreiner R, Weigelt B, Minges J, Lichtermann D, Maier W, Craddock N, Fimmers R, Holler T, Baur MP, Rietschel M, Propping P: Evaluation of linkage of bipolar affective disorder to chromosome 18 in a sample of 57 German families. Molecular Psychiatry 4(1):76-84, 1999 (2000: 8,93)
• (46) Wittekind O, Schwab SG, Burgert E, Knapp M, Albus M, Lerer B, Hallmayer J, Rietschel M, Segman R, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Crocq MA, Maier W, Morris-Rosendahl DJ, Wildenauer DB: Association between hSKCa3 and schizophrenia not confirmed by transmission disequilibrium test in 193 offspring/parent trios. Molecular Psychiatry 4(3):267-270, 1999 (2000: 8,93)
• (47) Franke P, Schwab SG, Knapp M, Gänsicke M, Delmo C, Zill P, Trixler M, Lichtermann D, Hallmayer J, Wildenauer DB, Maier W: DAT1 gene polymorphism in alcoholism: a family-based association study. Biological Psychiatry 45(5):652-654, 1999 (2000: 4,27)
• (48) Ekelund J, Lichtermann D, Järvelin MR, Peltonen L: Association between novelty seeking and the type 4 dopamine receptor gene (DRD4) in a large Finnish cohort sample. American Journal of Psychiatry 156(9):1453-1455, 1999 (2000: 6,58)
• (49) Franke P, Nöthen MM, Wang T, Neidt H, Knapp M, Lichtermann D, Weiffenbach O, Mayer P, Höllt V, Propping P, Maier W: Human d-opioid receptor gene and susceptibility to heroin and alcohol dependence. American Journal of Medical Genetics 88(5):462-464, 1999 (2000: 2,48)
• (50) Maier W, Lichtermann D, Rietschel M, Held T, Falkai P, Wagner M, Schwab S: Genetics of schizophrenic disorders. New concepts and findings. Nervenarzt 70(11):955-969, 1999 (Review) (2000: 0,64)
• (51) Maier W, Rietschel M, Lichtermann D, Wildenauer DB: Family and genetic studies on the relationship of schizophrenia to affective disorders. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 249 Suppl. 4:57-61, 1999 (Review) (2000: 1,39)
• (52) Rohrmeier T, Putzhammer A, Schoeler A, Sartor H, Dallinger P, Nöthen MM, Propping P, Knapp M, Albus M, Borrmann M, Knothe K, Kreiner R, Franzek E, Lichtermann D, Rietschel M, Maier W, Klein HE, Eichhammer P: hSKCa3: no association of the polymorphic CAG repeat with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia. Psychiatric Genetics 9(4):169-175, 1999 (2000: 2,61)
• (53) Hranilovic D, Schwab SG, Jernej B, Knapp M, Lerer B, Albus M, Rietschel M, Kanyas K, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Maier W, Wildenauer DB: Serotonin transporter gene and schizophrenia: evidence for association/linkage disequilibrium in families with affected siblings. Molecular Psychiatry 5(1):91-95, 2000 (2000: 8,93)
• (54) Franke P, Nöthen MM, Wang T, Knapp M, Lichtermann D, Neidt H, Sander T, Propping P, Maier W: DRD4 exon III VNTR polymorphism-susceptibility factor for heroin dependence? Results of a case-control and a family-based association approach. Molecular Psychiatry 5(1):101-104, 2000 (2000: 8,93)
• (55) Franke P, Wang T, Nöthen MM, Knapp M, Neith H, Lichtermann D, Meyer zur Capellen K, Sander T, Propping P, Maier W: Susceptibility for alcoholism: DRD4 exon III polymorphism - a case-control and a family based association approach. Addiction Biology 5:289-295, 2000 (2000: 1,02)
• (56) Ekelund J, Lichtermann D, Hovatta I, Ellonen P, Suvisaari J, Terwilliger JD, Juvonen H, Varilo T, Arajärvi R, Kokko-Sahin ML, Lönnqvist J, Peltonen L: Genome-wide scan for schizophrenia in the Finnish population: evidence for a locus on chromosome 7q22. Human Molecular Genetics 9(7):1049-1057, 2000 (2000: 9,05)
• (57) Ekelund J, Lichtermann D, Peltonen L: Dr. Ekelund and colleagues reply. American Journal of Psychiatry 157(11):1885-1886, 2000 (2000: 6,58)
• (58) Lichtermann D, Hranilovic D, Trixler M, Franke P, Jernej B, Delmo CD, Knapp M, Schwab SG, Maier W, Wildenauer DB: Support for allelic association of a polymorphic site in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene with risk for alcohol dependence. American Journal of Psychiatry 157(12):2045-2047, 2000 (2000: 6,58)
• (59) Lichtermann D, Franke P, Maier W, Rao ML: Pharmacogenomics and addiction to opiates. European Journal of Pharmacology 410(2-3):269-279, 2000 (Review) (2000: 2,24)
• (60) Lichtermann D, Karbe E, Maier W: The genetic epidemiology of schizophrenia and of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 250(6):304-310, 2000 (Review) (2000: 1,39)
• (61) Wang T, Franke P, Neidt H, Cichon S, Knapp M, Lichtermann D, Maier W, Propping P, Nöthen MM: Association study of the low activity allele of catechol-O-methyltransferase and alcoholism using a family-based approach. Molecular Psychiatry 6(1):109-111, 2001 (2000: 8,93)
• (62) Johansson C, Smedh C, Partonen T, Pekkarinen P, Paunio T, Ekholm J, Peltonen L, Lichtermann D, Palmgren J, Adolfsson R, Schalling M: Seasonal affective disorder and serotonin-related polymorphisms. Neurobiol Dis 8(2):351-357, 2001 (2000: 5,33)
• (63) Cichon S, Schmidt-Wolf G, Schumacher J, Müller DJ, Hurter M, Schulze TG, Albus M, Borrmann-Hassenbach M, Franzek E, Lanczik M, Fritze J, Kreiner R, Weigelt B, Minges J, Lichtermann D, Lerer B, Kanyas K, Strauch K, Windemuth C, Baur MP, Wienker TF, Maier W, Rietschel M, Propping P, Nöthen MM: A possible susceptibility locus for bipolar affective disorder in chromosomal region 10q25-q26. Molecular Psychiatry 6(3):342-349, 2001 (2000: 8,93)
• (64) Lichtermann D*, Ekelund J*, Pukkala E, Tanskanen A, Lönnqvist J: Incidence of cancer among persons with schizophrenia and their relatives. Archives of General Psychiatry 58(6):573-578, 2001 (2000: 11,78) (* Authors contributed equally)
• (65) Lichtermann D, Ekelund J, Peltonen L, Järvelin MR: Genetic architecture of temperament. American Journal of Psychiatry 158(8):1339, 2001 (Letter to the Editor) (2000: 6,58)
• (66) Ekelund J, Suhonen J, Järvelin MR, Peltonen L, Lichtermann D: No association of the -521 C/T polymorphism in the promoter of DRD4 with novelty seeking. Molecular Psychiatry 6(6):618-619, 2001 (2000: 8,93)
• (67) Cichon S, Schumacher J, Müller DJ, Hurter M, Windemuth C, Strauch K, Hemmer S, Schulze TG, Schmidt-Wolf G, Albus M, Borrmann-Hassenbach M, Franzek E, Lanczik M, Fritze J, Kreiner R, Reuner U, Weigelt B, Minges J, Lichtermann D, Lerer B, Kanyas K, Baur MP, Wienker TF, Maier W, Rietschel M, Propping P, Nöthen MM: A genome screen for genes predisposing to bipolar affective disorder detects a new susceptibility locus on 8q. Human Molecular Genetics 10(25):2933-2944, 2001 (2000: 9,05)
• (68) Maier W, Lichtermann D, Franke P, Heun R, Falkai P, Rietschel M: The dichotomy of schizophrenia and affective disorders in extended pedigrees. Schizophrenia Research  57(2-3):259, 2002
• (69) Johansson C, Willeit M, Smedh C, Ekholm J, Paunio T, Kieseppa T, Lichtermann D, Praschak-Rieder N, Neumeister A, Nilsson LG, Kasper S, Peltonen L, Adolfsson R, Schalling M, Partonen T: Circadian clock-related polymorphisms in seasonal affective disorder and their relevance to diurnal preference. Neuropsychopharmacology 28(4):734-739, 2003
• (70) Keltikangas-Järvinen L, Elovainio M, Kivimäki M, Lichtermann D, Ekelund J, Peltonen L: Association between the type 4 dopamine receptor gene polymorphism and novelty seeking. Psychosomatic Medicine 65(3):471-476, 2003
• (71) Johansson C, Willeit M, Aron L, Smedh C, Ekholm J, Paunio T, Kieseppä T, Lichtermann D, Praschak-Rieder N, Neumeister A, Kasper S, Peltonen L, Adolfsson R, Partonen T, Schalling M: Seasonal affective disorder and the G-protein beta-3-subunit C825T polymorphism. Biological Psychiatry. 55(3):317-319, 2004 (2002: 5,92)
• (72) Chabane N, Millet B, Delorme R, Lichtermann D, Mathieu F, Laplanche JL, Roy I, Mouren MC, Hankard R, Maier W, Launay JM, Leboyer M: Lack of evidence for association between serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) and obsessive-compulsive disorder by case control and family association study in humans. Neuroscience Letters 363(2):154-156, 2004
• (73) Xu K, Lichtermann D, Lipsky RH, Franke P, Liu X, Hu Y, Cao L, Schwab SG, Wildenauer DB, Bau CH, Ferro E, Astor W, Finch T, Terry J, Taubman J, Maier W, Goldman D: Association of specific haplotypes of D2 dopamine receptor gene with vulnerability to heroin dependence in two distinct populations. Archives of General Psychiatry 61(6):597-606, 2004 (2002: 11,62)
• (74) Miettunen J, Kantojärvi L, Ekelund J, Veijola J, Karvonen JT, Peltonen L, Järvelin MR, Freimer N, Lichtermann D, Joukamaa M: A large population cohort provides normative data for investigation of temperament. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 110:150-157, 2004
• (75) Ekelund J*, Johansson E*, Järvelin MR, Lichtermann D: Entrepreneurship and risk aversion – evidence from psychological test data. Labour Economics, 2004, angenommen  * authors contributed equally
• (76) Bliesener N, Albrecht S, Redel L, Quednow BB, Musshoff F, Klingmüller D, Lichtermann D: Frequency of hypogonadism and efficacy of testosterone replacement in men on high-dose methadone maintenance for opioid dependence. Eingereicht bei Addiction, 2004
• (77) Bliesener N, Albrecht S, Schwager A, Weckbecker K, Lichtermann D, Klingmüller D: Plasma testosterone and sexual function in men on buprenorphine maintenance for opioid dependence. Angenommen bei Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 90(1):203-206, 2005
• (78) Lichtermann D: Cancer risk in parents of patients with schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry 162(5):1024, 2005 (Letter to the Editor)