DEPARTMENT NAME
Department of Medical Psychology

CONTACT DETAILS FOR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Tomasz Sobów, MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor
tomasz.sobow@umed.lodz.pl

Department of Medical Psychology
ul. Sterlinga 5
90-425 Lodz, Poland

TEAM MEMBERS
Tomasz Sobów, MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor
Anna Bogaczewicz, MSc (psych), PhD
Agnieszka Stetkiewicz-Lewandowicz, MSc (psych), PhD
Paweł Rasmus, MSc (psych), PhD
Krzysztof Pękala, MSc (psych), PhD

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY
The Department of Medical Psychology is involved in the didactic process of students of 9 courses across 4 University Divisions.

We teach basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

A key subject of our scientific efforts concerns the bidirectional liaisons between mental state, psychosocial conditions and health and disease in a bio-psycho-social research paradigm. We are particularly interested in the interface between clinical medicine and Psychology.

DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS: PROJECTS AND PAPERS

1. Sobów T, Fendler W, Magierski R. Body mass index and mild cognitive impairment-to-dementia progression in 24 months: a prospective study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Nov;68(11):1216-9.
2. Bogaczewicz A, Sobow T, Kowalski J, Ząbek J, Woźniacka A, Bogaczewicz J. Cambridge Neuropsychological TestAutomated Battery in assessment of cognitive parameters in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to autoantibody profile. Reumatologia. 2015;53(3):131-8.
3. Magierski R, Sobow T. Benefits and risks of add-on therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Neurodegener Dis Manag.2015 Oct;5(5):445-62.
4. Magierski R, Sobow T. Serotonergic drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. ExpertRev Neurother. 2016;16(4):375-87.
5. Bogaczewicz A, Sobow T, Bogaczewicz J, Bienkowski P, Kowalski J, Wozniacka A. Chloroquine-induced subacuteparanoid-like disorder as a complication of dermatological treatment. Int J Dermatol. 2016 Dec;55(12):1378-1380.