Dual Diagnosis

Biography

Univ. Prof. Dr. Gabriele Fischer studied human medicine at the Medical University of Vienna. She received her doctor’s degree in 1984, when she started to specialize in the field of psychiatry and neurology. From 1986 – 1989, Gabriele Fischer did a fellowship at Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri USA. In 1994, she became the Medical Director of the Addiction Clinic, and in 2000, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the Medical University of Vienna. Gabriele Fischer is involved in many epidemiological and psychopharmacological studies in the field of substance dependence; her special research focus is laid on substance dependence during pregnancy, particularly opioid dependence. Besides, Gabriele Fischer is consultant for several international and national groups, including the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, the World Health Organisation and the European Parliament. She is member of the Scientific Board for Quality Control and Quality Management in Medicine, Member of General Medical Council, founding board member of: Women for women: health policy in focus and board member of the Quality Control Commission in Medicine in Austria.

Research Interest

Psychiatry and Psychotherapy