Per Bech

Per Bech received a medical degree from Copenhagen University in 1969. In 1972 he received a gold medal award from Århus University for his thesis on the dose-response relationship between cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol) and various psychological measurements, including time experience and reaction time in simulated car driving. He completed a doctorate thesis (Dr.Med.Sci) at Copenhagen University on the clinical and psychometric validity of rating scales in depression and mania in 1981. He was appointed Professor of Psychiatry at Odense University in 1992 and in 2008 he was appointed Professor of Applied or Clinical Psychometrics at Copenhagen University. Since 1981 he has headed the Psychiatric Research Unit at The Mental Health Centre North Zealand in Hillerød (Capital Region of Denmark). He is an honorary member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA).