Awards and Honors
Schou had received many awards and honors. Schou published approximately 540 works on lithium and lithium therapy. Many international awards and honors were conferred on him:
- In 1974 he received the International Scientific Kitty Foundation Award (shared with Cade).
- In 1982 he received the John Cade Memorial Award.
- In 1987 he received the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award.
- In 1995 he received the International Society of Lithium Research’s Mogens Schou Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
- In 2000 he received the C.I.N.P’s Pioneers in Psychopharmacology Award.
- In 2001 he was the first recipient of The International Society For Bipolars’ Mogens Schou Award For Distinguished Contributions.
- In 2004 he received the NARSAD Lifetime Achievement Award.
He held several honorary doctorates and fellowships including an honorary doctorate from Charles University in Prague. In recognition of his accomplishments in bipolar medicine, he was made the Honorary President of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. At the same time, the Mogens Schou awards were created for presentation at the Society’s biennial International Conference on Bipolar Disorder.
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