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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K. Absence of funding for pharmacotherapy for adults with ADHD in Poland. Lancet Psychiatry 2024:S2215-0366(24)00110-X. [PMID: 38648805 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00110-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Pankowski
- Meta Research Centre and Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-529 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Kiedik D, Fal AM. Navigating the Shifts: Retrospective Analysis of Alcohol Consumption and its Predictors Across Pre-Pandemic, Lockdown, and Post-Pandemic Eras in Poland. Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940768. [PMID: 37933093 PMCID: PMC10638860 DOI: 10.12659/msm.940768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption is a serious health risk that affects both physical and mental health. It is one of the major risk factors in the development of non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis of alcohol consumption patterns, determine of predictors of alcohol addiction, and attempt to distinguish and compare the profiles of participants differentiated in terms of their preferences in the pre-pandemic, lockdown, and post-pandemic periods. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted with a computer-assisted web interview on a representative sample of Polish citizens. Primary outcomes were sociodemographic and COVID-19-related variables, preferences regarding the type and location of consumed alcohol, reasons for drinking, severity of addiction symptoms, loneliness, quality of life, and health level. RESULTS During the lockdown period, the percentage of people declaring abstinence increased, as well as people who, according to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) cut-off points, could be diagnosed with probable alcohol dependence. The strongest predictors of the severity of addiction symptoms were preferences regarding the type and place of alcohol consumption, with a high percentage of explained variance (>50%). The analysis of profiles differentiated in terms of the preferred type of alcohol consumed allowed for the identification of 7 different profiles, which differed in terms of AUDIT score, loneliness, quality of life, and level of health. CONCLUSIONS Patterns of alcohol consumption changed during the pandemic. Alcohol-related preferences are important from the public health perspective.
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- Daniel Pankowski
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Polish Society of Public Health, Wrocław, Poland
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- Polish Society of Public Health, Wrocław, Poland
- Department of Public Health, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Polish Society of Public Health, Wrocław, Poland
- Department of Public Health, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
- Collegium Medicum Cardinal Wyszýnski University, Warsaw, Poland
- Central Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland
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Nowakowska I, Markiewicz M, Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Banasiak A, Pisula E. Sense of safety and opinions about COVID-19 vaccinations in Polish school teachers: the role of conspiracy theories belief and fear of COVID-19. J Soc Psychol 2023; 163:895-916. [PMID: 36476155 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2022.2151404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The co-occurrence of COVID-19 conspiracy theories (CCT) and fear of the coronavirus (FCV) can be linked to how safe people feel and how much they endorse vaccinations. School teachers were one of the vaccination priority groups in Poland. We conducted three cross-sectional studies (N1 = 1006; N2 = 1689; N3 = 627) to find out the potential interaction effects of CCT belief and FCV in predicting sense of safety (SoS; Studies 1-3), opinions about vaccinations efficacy (Studies 2-3) and endorsement of vaccinations of children (Study 3) among school teachers. In all three studies, the belief in CCT was related to lower SoS only when FCV was low. For low CCT belief, although the belief in vaccination efficacy was higher than for CCT endorsers, it was unrelated to FCV. However, for high and average CCT belief, FCV was linked to belief in vaccination efficacy. FCV was positively related to acceptance of vaccinating children on all levels of CCT endorsement. The results are discussed in light of the available literature and their potential use in public health.
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- University of Warsaw
- University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Pisula E, Janowski K, Fal AM, Kisiel B, Tłustochowicz W. The role of cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs in adaptation to life with rheumatoid arthritis: variable- and person-centered approach. Curr Psychol 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04604-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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AbstractRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious chronic disease that affects daily functioning and quality of life. Two studies were conducted to analyze the role of cognitive variables (namely cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs) in adaptation to life with chronic disease. A total of 150 people with rheumatoid arthritis (47 men and 103 women) were assessed both stationary (N = 69) and online (N = 81). The results of study 1 indicate that cognitive appraisals explain a greater percentage of variance than coping strategies with regard to the severity of depressive symptoms and the level of acceptance of living with the disease. In turn, the second study found that social support mediates the relationship between selected cognitive appraisals (loss, challenge and value) and anxiety. The latent profile analysis showed that the subgroups distinguished according to the illness-related beliefs levels differed in cognitive appraisals, but do not in the level of anxiety. The results indicate that cognitive appraisals, in line with theoretical assumptions, seem to be the key psychological factor determining the level of adaptation to life with rheumatoid arthritis. Social resources mediate the relationship between selected cognitive appraisals and anxiety. Cognitive appraisals are modeled through illness-related beliefs, which, in turn, can be modified, e.g. as part of psychological intervention.
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K. Turning to Religion During COVID-19 (Part II): A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Studies on the Relationship between Religious Coping and Mental Health throughout COVID-19. J Relig Health 2023; 62:544-584. [PMID: 36595190 PMCID: PMC9808764 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01720-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the many associated socio-economic changes constitute a stressful event that required adaptation to new, dynamic, and often threatening conditions. According to the literature, coping strategies are one of the factors that determine a person's degree of adaptation to stressful situations. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed on the relationship between religious coping and selected indicators of mental health. Due to the large amount of data, this work has been divided into two parts: Part I discussed the positive mental health indicators (Pankowski & Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska, 2023), while this Part II discusses negative mental health indicators. A systematic review of the databases of Science Direct, EBSCO, Cochrane, PubMed, and Google Scholar identified 33 articles related to the severity of depressive symptoms: 30 to anxiety, 23 to stress, 1 related to PTSD symptoms and peritraumatic stress, and 5 related to general negative mental health. The limitations of the research as well as further directions for exploration are discussed.Clinical trial registration This Review was pre-registered at OSF: osf.io/54ygr ( https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/GMNFV ).
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- Daniel Pankowski
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K. Turning to Religion During COVID-19 (Part I): A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Studies on the Relationship Between Religious Coping and Mental Health Throughout COVID-19. J Relig Health 2023; 62:510-543. [PMID: 36592322 PMCID: PMC9807105 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01703-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the many associated socio-economic changes constitute a stressful event that required adaptation to new, dynamic, and often threatening conditions. According to the literature, coping strategies are one of the factors that determine a person's degree of adaptation to stressful situations. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed on the relationship between religious coping and selected indicators of mental health. Due to the large amount of data, this work has been divided into two parts: this first part discusses positive mental health indicators, while the second discusses negative mental health indicators (Pankowski & Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska, 2023). A systematic review of PubMed, Science Direct, the Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and Google Scholar databases was carried out. In addition to the synthesis of information obtained from the research, a meta-analysis of correlation was also performed to determine the strengths of the relationships between the analysed variables, and selected moderators were assessed using meta-regression. Quality of life, well-being, satisfaction with life, happiness, and post-traumatic growth were the positive mental health indicators considered. Meta-analyses indicated a statistically significant relationship between positive religious coping and flourishing (well-being) with overall correlation values of 0.35 [0.30; 0.40]. Further calculations also indicated a relationship between negative religious coping and flourishing - 0.25 [- 0.34; - 0.15]. Data synthesis shows associations between religious coping and such indicators as satisfaction with life and post-traumatic growth, but these issues require further investigation.
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- Daniel Pankowski
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Janowski K, Pisula E. The relationship between primary cognitive appraisals, illness beliefs, and adaptation to rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychosom Res 2023; 164:111074. [PMID: 36395531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that negatively affects functioning; however, the relationship between cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs and adaptation indices remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to assess the relationship between cognitive appraisals, illness beliefs and indicators of adaptation to life with a chronic disease, such as the severity of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and quality of life. METHODS A database search was carried out between May 13 and 18, 2022, with no time restrictions. Thirty studies (5 related to cognitive appraisals, 25 related to illness beliefs) were identified. RESULTS The studies identified in the review were of satisfactory quality. An analysis of the articles allowed for a meta-analysis focusing on the relationship between the belief related to illness consequences and the severity of depressive symptoms, which gave an overall correlation estimate of 0.50 [0.44-0.56]. CONCLUSION Both cognitive appraisals and illness beliefs are related to indicators of rheumatoid arthritis adaptation, such as depressive symptom severity, anxiety and acceptance levels. Further longitudinal research would be crucial in further elucidating the impact of cognitive factors on adjustment level and its trajectories over time. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Review was pre-registered at https://osf.io/gd9cw (DOI:http://10.17605/OSF.IO/GD9CW).
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- Daniel Pankowski
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw 01-043, Poland; Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 00-927, Poland.
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw 01-043, Poland; Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 00-927, Poland
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw 01-043, Poland
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 00-927, Poland
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Owczarek W. Cognitive impairment in psoriasis patients: a systematic review of case-control studies. J Neurol 2022; 269:6269-6278. [PMID: 35945395 PMCID: PMC9618480 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11317-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Introduction Cognitive impairment in chronic diseases such as psoriasis is an increasing clinical challenge. Objective To assess the frequency and extent of difficulties in cognitive functioning in people with psoriasis compared to healthy people. Patients and methods The systematic review was carried out on the 23rd July, 2021 by two trained psychologists resulting in a selection of 11 studies on 971 patients with psoriasis and 10,242 controls. Results A review of the studies showed irregularities in many cognitive domains, including working memory processes, executive functions, long-term verbal memory, attention, and the visuospatial domain. Depending on the methods used to assess cognitive dysfunctions and the characteristics of patients in different studies, large differences in the frequency of cognitive impairment in patients with psoriasis were observed, ranging from 0 to 91.9%. Conclusions The authors conclude that there is a need for longitudinal studies to identify factors important for the development and persistence of cognitive impairment in psoriatic patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00415-022-11317-2.
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- Daniel Pankowski
- University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183, Warsaw, Poland. .,University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183, Warsaw, Poland.,University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Janowski K, Pisula E, Fal AM. General and Illness-Specific Predictors of Adaptation to Chronic Illnesses: Cognitive Appraisals and Illness-related Beliefs. Adv Cogn Psychol 2022. [DOI: 10.5709/acp-0355-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Janowski K, Pisula E. Cognitive impairment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Joint Bone Spine 2021; 89:105298. [PMID: 34656753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE An increasing number of studies have demonstrated cognitive impairment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The literature indicates many factors play an important role in this clinical problem, such as the severity of depressive symptoms and the treatment used. The aim of this study was to systematically review studies comparing cognitive functioning between healthy participants and RA patients and to determine both the severity and potential moderators of cognitive impairment. METHODS For this purpose, 16 studies that fulfilled all selection criteria were carefully selected. Altogether, 921 patients with RA (812 women and 109 men) and 700 controls participated in these studies. Due to the inability to perform a network meta-analysis, it was decided to determine the effect sizes for studies which used the same measurement methods. RESULTS The analysis demonstrated greater impairment of cognitive functioning in patients with RA than in healthy controls, with effect sizes ranging from small to large, depending on the assessment method used in the study. CONCLUSIONS The study pinpoints potential biases, lack of replication, and inconsistencies in reporting data as possible confounding factors and suggests further recommendations for assessment methods, research directions and clinical implications. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Not applicable.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Pankowski
- Institute of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Okopowa 59, 01-030 Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Okopowa 59, 01-030 Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Okopowa 59, 01-030 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Janowski K, Pisula E, Walicka M. The Role of Illness-Related Beliefs in Depressive, Anxiety, and Anger Symptoms: An On-line Survey in Women With Hypothyroidism. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:614361. [PMID: 33967846 PMCID: PMC8100212 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.614361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hypothyroidism may affect 3-8.5% of the population and is a growing global health problem. Objective: The aim of the current study was to assess the relationships between cognitive representations of this illness and the severity of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger in women who suffer from hypothyroidism. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design with on-line recruitment and measurements. A total of 354 women took part in the study and completed the following questionnaires: a 5-point self-rating scale that measures the three major symptoms of hypothyroidism, the Illness-Related Beliefs Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Modified (HADS-M), and a clinical and sociodemographic data questionnaire. Results: The study found a relationship between the severity of emotional distress symptoms and illness-related beliefs. These beliefs were correlated with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and anger regardless of age, education, hormone levels or time since the diagnosis. In addition, the results of regression analyses, both hierarchical and stepwise, indicated that beliefs about the disease explained relatively high levels of the outcome variables (about 30% of the variance of depressive and anxiety symptoms and 16% of anger) as measured by HADS-M. Conclusions: Psychological factors seem to play an important role in the development of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger in patients with hypothyroidism. Psychosocial interventions targeting personal beliefs about the nature of the disease and its social aspects may be an effective way to reduce emotional distress symptoms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Pankowski
- Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Endocrinology, and Diabetology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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