Michael Kölch

Michael Kölch is a Professor at the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Rostock. His research focuses on child and adolescent mental health, particularly in areas including psychopharmacology, neurophysiology, and digital mental health interventions. He has contributed extensively to understanding treatment outcomes for psychiatric disorders in youth, with a focus on ADHD, affective dysregulation, and depression. His work also examines circadian rhythm disruptions in neurodevelopmental contexts and evaluates innovative therapies such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and bright light therapy for pediatric mental health conditions.