Advising the WHO

Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief and Prof. Dr. Rolf-Detlef Treede led an international group for developing a new classification of chronic pain with seven categories. This classification has been included in the most recent version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

Published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the ICD is the global standard for classifying diseases, used in more than 150 countries and translated into more than 40 languages. The ICD-11 classification of chronic pain is currently being evaluated in several international field studies, including a study in collaboration with the WHO. The project is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief and the University of Marburg, Germany.
Further information is available here.

Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief also directs the Marburg Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic, which treats patients with a wide range of psychological disorders, using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, as well as neuropsychological and psychophysiological treatments. The therapeutical measures are closely linked to psychotherapy research, where Prof. Dr. Rief and his team aim to develop and improve new treatment options. Prof. Dr. Rief is a member of CMBB and a PI in The Adaptive Mind.