Professor Dr Anita Riecher-Rössler is among the most highly cited researchers in the world and an expert in women’s mental health and psychosis. She is Professor Emerita of Psychiatry at the University of Basel and Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Women’s Mental Health.

In 1998, Professor Riecher-Rössler became the first woman to be appointed full chair for psychiatry in a German-speaking country. During her illustrious career, she served as head of the University of Basel’s Psychiatric Outpatient Department and Center for Gender Research and Early Detection. Her enormous output of work includes over 650 articles that have been cited more than 18,000 times.

Professor Riecher-Rössler’s groundbreaking research has focused on schizophrenic psychoses, mental disorders in women and gender differences. She has also worked on treatments for mental illnesses relating to pregnancy, breastfeeding and menopause, and risk factors including violence. She has made a significant contribution to women’s mental health and was awarded the prestigious EPA Constance Pascal - Helen Boyle Prize for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Working to Improve Mental Health Care in Europe in 2018.