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  1. Article: Cognitive-Attentional Syndrome Moderates the Relationship Between Fear of Coronavirus and Symptoms of Coronavirus-Specific Health Anxiety.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Gawęda, Łukasz

    International journal of cognitive therapy

    2022  , Page(s) 1–12

    Abstract: This study was aimed at exploring the possible roles of the cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS) and metacognitive beliefs in moderating the relationships between fear of coronavirus during the pandemic and health anxiety. Because some symptoms of health ...

    Abstract This study was aimed at exploring the possible roles of the cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS) and metacognitive beliefs in moderating the relationships between fear of coronavirus during the pandemic and health anxiety. Because some symptoms of health anxiety may overlap with symptoms of other anxiety disorders, we also tried to ascertain whether our hypothesized relations would be maintained when taking other anxiety disorder symptoms into account. We hypothesized that CAS strategies and meta-beliefs would play a role in the progression from fears of the coronavirus to coronavirus health anxiety. The method done was a cross-sectional study with
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2444531-9
    ISSN 1937-1217 ; 1937-1209
    ISSN (online) 1937-1217
    ISSN 1937-1209
    DOI 10.1007/s41811-022-00147-9
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  2. Article ; Online: Visual worry in patients with schizophrenia.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Styła, Rafał

    Journal of psychiatric research

    2022  Volume 153, Page(s) 116–124

    Abstract: Objective: Worrying is a pervasive transdiagnostic symptom in schizophrenia. It is most often associated in the literature with verbal modality due to many studies of its presence in generalised anxiety disorder. The current study aimed to elucidate ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Worrying is a pervasive transdiagnostic symptom in schizophrenia. It is most often associated in the literature with verbal modality due to many studies of its presence in generalised anxiety disorder. The current study aimed to elucidate worry in different sensory modalities, visual and verbal, in individuals with schizophrenia.
    Method: We tested persons with schizophrenia (n = 92) and healthy controls (n = 138) in a cross-sectional design. We used questionnaires of visual and verbal worry (original Worry Modality Questionnaire), trait worry (Penn State Worry Questionnaire) and general psychopathology symptoms (General Functioning Questionnaire-58 and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale).
    Results: Both visual and verbal worry were associated with psychotic, anxiety and general symptoms of psychopathology in both groups with medium to large effect sizes. Regression analyses indicated that visual worry was a single significant predictor of positive psychotic symptoms in a model with verbal and trait worry, both in clinical and control groups (β's of 0.49 and 0.38, respectively). Visual worry was also a superior predictor of anxiety and general psychopathology severity (β's of 0.34 and 0.37, respectively) than verbal worry (β's of 0.03 and -0.02, respectively), under control of trait worry, in the schizophrenia group. We also proposed two indices of worry modality dominance and analysed profiles of dominating worry modality in both groups.
    Conclusions: Our study is the first to demonstrate that visual worry might be of specific importance for understanding psychotic and general psychopathology symptoms in persons with schizophrenia.
    MeSH term(s) Anxiety/etiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales ; Psychotic Disorders/complications ; Schizophrenia/complications
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3148-3
    ISSN 1879-1379 ; 0022-3956
    ISSN (online) 1879-1379
    ISSN 0022-3956
    DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.007
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  3. Article ; Online: 'Thinking about Them is only making me feel worse'. The mediating role of metacognitive factors in the relationship between paranoia-like beliefs and psychopathology symptoms in a community sample.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Gawęda, Łukasz

    Schizophrenia research

    2022  Volume 244, Page(s) 84–90

    Abstract: Introduction: Paranoia in community samples is associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety symptoms and suicidality. The metacognitive model assumes the role of metacognitive factors in these associations. Positive and negative metacognitive ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Paranoia in community samples is associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety symptoms and suicidality. The metacognitive model assumes the role of metacognitive factors in these associations. Positive and negative metacognitive beliefs (PMB and NMB, respectively) and cognitive-attentional syndrome (CAS) are to mediate between paranoia-like beliefs and psychopathology symptoms. The current study is an attempt to test this prediction.
    Methods: A cross-sectional community study with n = 840 participants. We used R-GPTS's persecutory subscale to measure paranoia-like beliefs, CAS-1 for CAS and metacognitive beliefs and SCL-27-plus for psychopathology symptoms.
    Results: Indirect effects of PMB, CAS and NMB accounted for 22% to 56% (CI 95%) of total effects of relationships between paranoia-like beliefs and vegetative symptoms, symptoms of social phobia, agoraphobia, depression and suicidality screening.
    Conclusions: We demonstrated that PMB, CAS and NMB mediate between paranoia-like beliefs and various psychopathological symptoms, as predicted by the metacognitive model of psychopathology. We also uncovered other indirect effects, including negative mediation effect of PMB on the relationship between paranoia-like beliefs and depressive symptoms and suicidality.
    MeSH term(s) Anxiety/psychology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Emotions ; Humans ; Metacognition ; Paranoid Disorders/psychology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-26
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639422-x
    ISSN 1573-2509 ; 0920-9964
    ISSN (online) 1573-2509
    ISSN 0920-9964
    DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2022.05.014
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  4. Article ; Online: Mediating role of metacognitive beliefs and cognitive-attentional syndrome in the relationship between persecutory and coronavirus conspiracy beliefs in a community sample.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Gawęda, Łukasz

    Schizophrenia research

    2021  Volume 237, Page(s) 29–30

    MeSH term(s) Coronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Metacognition ; Paranoid Disorders
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 639422-x
    ISSN 1573-2509 ; 0920-9964
    ISSN (online) 1573-2509
    ISSN 0920-9964
    DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2021.08.024
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  5. Article ; Online: A review of selected psychotherapies for PTSD, their efficacy and treatment guidelines in adults.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Elżanowski, Adam / Śliwerski, Andrzej

    Psychiatria polska

    2023  , Page(s) 1–11

    Abstract: Aim: Around 2.5% of Poles will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during their lifetime. Recent events, i.e. the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, are the factors that will increase the number of people dealing with PTSD. Owing to that, this ... ...

    Title translation Przegląd wybranych psychoterapii PTSD, ich skuteczności i zaleceń terapeutycznych w terapii osób dorosłych.
    Abstract Aim: Around 2.5% of Poles will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during their lifetime. Recent events, i.e. the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, are the factors that will increase the number of people dealing with PTSD. Owing to that, this paper aims to review and familiarise readers with the available scientific evidence on psychotherapies of PTSD provided in Poland.
    Material and methods: A review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and a review of the most recent treatment guidelines concerning PTSD.
    Results: The best available evidence points to high efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with prolonged exposure and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Humanistic therapy also proves effective to a certain degree, but not as effective as therapies that use exposure to stimuli and memories associated with trauma. There is no evidence of the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy and methods based on polyvagal theory. Organisations preparing guidelines recommend primarily CBT and EMDR.
    Conclusions: Efficacious treatment of PTSD should include a protocol with a component of exposure to trauma-related memories and stimuli. It is recommended to use such therapies in the psychotherapeutic treatment of PTSD.
    Language Polish
    Publishing date 2023-02-08
    Publishing country Poland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 415518-x
    ISSN 2391-5854 ; 0033-2674
    ISSN (online) 2391-5854
    ISSN 0033-2674
    DOI 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/157105
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  6. Article ; Online: A systematic review of performance-based assessment studies on cognitive biases in schizophrenia spectrum psychoses and clinical high-risk states: A summary of 40 years of research.

    Gawęda, Łukasz / Kowalski, Joachim / Aleksandrowicz, Adrianna / Bagrowska, Paulina / Dąbkowska, Małgorzata / Pionke-Ubych, Renata

    Clinical psychology review

    2024  Volume 108, Page(s) 102391

    Abstract: Cognitive models of psychosis have stimulated empirical studies on cognitive biases involved in schizophrenia spectrum psychoses and their symptoms. This systematic review aimed to summarize the studies on the role of cognitive biases as assessed in ... ...

    Abstract Cognitive models of psychosis have stimulated empirical studies on cognitive biases involved in schizophrenia spectrum psychoses and their symptoms. This systematic review aimed to summarize the studies on the role of cognitive biases as assessed in different performance-based tasks in schizophrenia spectrum psychoses and clinical high-risk states. We focused on five cognitive biases linked to psychosis, i.e., aberrant salience, attentional biases, source monitoring biases, jumping to conclusions, and bias against disconfirmatory evidence. We identified N = 324 studies published in N = 308 articles fulfilling inclusion criteria. Most studies have been cross-sectional and confirmed that the schizophrenia spectrum psychoses are related to exaggerated cognitive biases compared to healthy controls. On the contrary, less evidence suggests a higher tendency for cognitive biases in the UHR sample. The only exceptions were source monitoring and jumping to conclusions, which were confirmed to be exaggerated in both clinical groups. Hallucinations and delusions were the most frequent symptoms studied in the context of cognitive biases. Based on the findings, we presented a hypothetical model on the role of interactions between cognitive biases or additive effects of biases in shaping the risk of psychosis. Future research is warranted for further development of cognitive models for psychosis.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Schizophrenia ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Psychotic Disorders/psychology ; Cognition ; Bias
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Systematic Review ; Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 604577-7
    ISSN 1873-7811 ; 0272-7358
    ISSN (online) 1873-7811
    ISSN 0272-7358
    DOI 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102391
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  7. Article ; Online: Persecutory beliefs predict adherence to epidemiological safety guidelines over time - a longitudinal study.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Gawęda, Łukasz

    Psychological medicine

    2020  Volume 52, Issue 7, Page(s) 1393–1394

    MeSH term(s) Delusions ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Longitudinal Studies ; Paranoid Disorders
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 217420-0
    ISSN 1469-8978 ; 0033-2917
    ISSN (online) 1469-8978
    ISSN 0033-2917
    DOI 10.1017/S0033291720002792
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  8. Article ; Online: Cognitive correlates of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

    Aleksandrowicz, Adrianna / Kowalski, Joachim / Stefaniak, Izabela / Elert, Katarzyna / Gawęda, Łukasz

    Psychiatry research

    2023  Volume 327, Page(s) 115372

    Abstract: Auditory hallucinations (AHs) are one of the central symptoms of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). Current cognitive models of AH implicate source monitoring, top-down processes, and inhibitory control. However, research combining these processes ... ...

    Abstract Auditory hallucinations (AHs) are one of the central symptoms of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). Current cognitive models of AH implicate source monitoring, top-down processes, and inhibitory control. However, research combining these processes is limited. Our study aimed to examine how source monitoring bias, top-down processes, and inhibitory control contribute to AHs in individuals with SSD. Eighty seven patients (aged 18-45 years) with SSD were included in the analyses. Participants completed cognitive tasks assessing source monitoring (Action Memory Task), top-down processes (False Perception Task; FPT), and inhibitory control (Auditory Go/NoGo task). AH was positively associated with response bias on the FPT. Correlations between AH and the other cognitive tasks were nonsignificant. Source monitoring errors correlated positively with response bias measures and negatively with Hits on the FPT. PANSS total score was positively correlated with source monitoring bias and False Alarms on the Go/NoGo task. The severity of disorganized symptoms was related to Source Monitoring Errors and False Alarms in the Go/NoGo task. Negative symptoms were associated with Hits and False Alarms in the Go/NoGo task. Future studies are necessary to further elucidate the relationships between different cognitive processes that may be related to clinical symptoms of psychosis.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Schizophrenia/complications ; Psychotic Disorders/complications ; Synaptic Transmission ; Hallucinations/etiology ; Cognition
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-02
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 445361-x
    ISSN 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506 ; 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    ISSN (online) 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506
    ISSN 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115372
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  9. Article ; Online: Brain structural correlates of cognitive-attentional syndrome - a Voxel-Based Morphometry Study.

    Kowalski, Joachim / Wypych, Marek / Marchewka, Artur / Dragan, Małgorzata

    Brain imaging and behavior

    2022  Volume 16, Issue 4, Page(s) 1914–1918

    Abstract: Cognitive-attentional syndrome (CAS) is in the self-regulatory executive function model a set of cognitive and behavioural strategies aimed at regulating cognition and emotion originating from maladaptive metacognitive beliefs. Investigating the brain ... ...

    Abstract Cognitive-attentional syndrome (CAS) is in the self-regulatory executive function model a set of cognitive and behavioural strategies aimed at regulating cognition and emotion originating from maladaptive metacognitive beliefs. Investigating the brain structure of people with high levels of CAS enables a better understanding of the syndrome and bridging between the metacognitive model of psychopathology and previous results on structural abnormalities in various psychological disorders. Participants with high (n=40) and low levels of CAS (n=44) underwent structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging session. Voxel-Based Morphometry analytical approach was used to compute grey matter volume (GMV) differences between the groups. The group with a high level of CAS had lower GMV in the dorsal part of the anterior cingulate cortex. Our results are in line with the self-regulatory executive function model of psychopathology, showing a link between CAS and lowered GMV in the brain region associated with the regulation of cognition and emotion. They are also in agreement with meta-analytical results on structural correlates of various psychological disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Attention ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Gray Matter/diagnostic imaging ; Gray Matter/pathology ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Metacognition
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2377165-3
    ISSN 1931-7565 ; 1931-7557
    ISSN (online) 1931-7565
    ISSN 1931-7557
    DOI 10.1007/s11682-022-00649-2
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  10. Article ; Online: Neural functional connectivity during rumination in individuals with adverse childhood experiences.

    Sokołowski, Andrzej / Kowalski, Joachim / Dragan, Małgorzata

    European journal of psychotraumatology

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 2057700

    Abstract: Background: Childhood adversity has been associated with greater risk of developing psychopathology, altered processing of emotional stimuli, and changes in neural functioning. Although the neural correlates of rumination have been previously described, ...

    Abstract Background: Childhood adversity has been associated with greater risk of developing psychopathology, altered processing of emotional stimuli, and changes in neural functioning. Although the neural correlates of rumination have been previously described, little is known about how adverse childhood experiences are related to brain functioning during rumination.
    Objective: This study explored differences in neural functional connectivity between participants with and without histories of childhood adversity, controlling for tendency to ruminate, during resting-state and induction of rumination.
    Method: A total of 86 adults (51 women) took part. Based on a diagnostic clinical interview, participants were divided into groups with and without adverse childhood experiences. All participants underwent resting-state imaging and a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan where they performed a rumination induction task.
    Results: Individuals with childhood adversities differed from those without adverse experiences in seed-based functional connectivity from right angular gyrus and left superior frontal gyrus during the rumination task. There were also group differences during resting-state in seed-based functional connectivity from the right angular gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, and left superior frontal gyrus.
    Conclusions: Childhood adversity is associated with altered brain functioning during rumination and resting-state, even after controlling for tendency to ruminate. Our results shed light on the consequences of early adversity. People who experienced childhood adversities differ from those with no adverse experiences in brain functional connectivity when engaged in negative repetitive self-referential thinking.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Adverse Childhood Experiences ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Emotions ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Pessimism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2586642-4
    ISSN 2000-8066 ; 2000-8066
    ISSN (online) 2000-8066
    ISSN 2000-8066
    DOI 10.1080/20008198.2022.2057700
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