معرفی
Bo Sayyad Bach is a Clinical Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, with dual appointments at Mental Health Services, Region Zealand, Denmark, and Copenhagen University Hospital – Psychiatry Region Zealand. His academic career spans clinical psychology, psychiatry, and personality disorder research with significant contributions to diagnostic frameworks including ICD-11 and DSM-5.
- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- Center for Personality Disorder Research (CPDR), Mental Health Services, Region Zealand
- Academic member of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) Consortium since 2017
- Contributor to WHO Work Group for ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders and Related Traits
Dr. Bach's research focuses on personality dysfunction, psychopathology, differential diagnostics, and the clinical implementation of new diagnostic frameworks. His work examines the challenging overlap between personality disorders, Complex PTSD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, with particular attention to distinguishing neurodiversity from personality-related diversity. He is internationally certified in schema therapy, integrating psychodynamic, cognitive, and experiential traditions to address personality dysfunction.
His publication record shows a clear trend toward validating and implementing the ICD-11 personality disorder framework across diverse populations and contexts. Recent work examines the psychometric properties of assessment tools, gender bias in diagnosis, connections between traditional psychological testing and new diagnostic frameworks, and the epidemiology of personality disorders globally. His research bridges clinical practice with scientific validation of diagnostic systems.
- Society for Personality Assessment (SPA)'s Martin Mayman Award (2019)
- American Psychological Association (APA) Theodore Millon Mid-Career Award (2021)
Dr. Bach has served as editor for multiple prestigious journals including Journal of Personality Assessment, Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, Psychological Assessment, and BMC Psychiatry. He has been instrumental in implementing academic training programs for graduate students in clinical psychology through collaboration between Region Zealand and the University of Copenhagen. His clinical work directly informs his research, creating a scientist-practitioner model that bridges theory and practice in mental health services.
He directs research activities at the Center for Personality Disorder Research (CPDR) in Region Zealand, where innovative work on personality and psychopathology is conducted. His team explores empirically sound building blocks of mental health issues through the HiTOP framework, developing what may become a scientifically informed map of mental health for future understanding and treatment of disorders.
