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doc. MUDr. Aneta Bednářová, PhD.   SK

Email:
aneta.bednarova@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/aneta.bednarova
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
2. PK - 2nd Department of Psychiatry
Office:
HH1O00
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ORCID ID:
0000-0001-5130-2533
An Associate Professor specializing in psychiatry, with a medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava. Completed psychiatric specialization at the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava (2002 and 2008) and additional training in Healthcare Management and Financing at the Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (2025). Earned a PhD in Psychiatry from Comenius University in Bratislava in 2015. Certified in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation-Symbolic Therapy for adults and children. Clinical expertise includes comprehensive psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment, with recent specialization in suicidology, depressive disorders and their personalized therapy, and psychotic disorders. Author of multiple scientific publications and actively engaged in research in neuroscience and genomics. In 2024, defended a habilitation thesis and received the academic title of Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, 1999, General Medicine
Third degree of higher education:
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2015, Psychiatry

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Psychiatry 1 - General Medicine, teaching in Slovak language, doctoral degree
Psychiatry 2 - General Medicine, teaching in Slovak language, doctoral degree
Psychiatry - Dental Medicine, teaching in Slovak language, doctoral degree
Nursing in mental health care and psychiatry - Nursing, Bachelor degree
Mental Health - Public Health, Bachelor degree
Psychiatry 1 - General Medicine, teaching in English language, doctoral degree
Psychiatry 2 - General Medicine, teaching in English language, doctoral degree
Psychiatry - Dental Medicine, teaching in English language, doctoral degree
Selected publications

Jarčušková D., Tkáč I., Hlaváčová N., Yaluri A.S., Kozárová M., Habalová V., Klimčáková L., Židzik J., Javorský M., Bednářová A.* (2024). Serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and escitalopram treatment response in patients with major depressive disorder. BMC Psychiatry. 24(1):690.

*korešp.aut.

Bednářová A., Habalová V., Tkáč I. (2023). BDNF rs962369 is associated with major depressive disorder. Biomedicines, 11(8), 2243.

Bednarova A., Habalova V., Krivosova M., Marcatili M., Tkac I. (2023). Association study of BDNF, SLC6A4, and FTO genetic variants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(4), 658.

Bednarova A., Habalova V., Iannaccone S.F., Tkac .I, Jarcuskova D., Krivosova M., Marcatili M., Hlavacova N. ( 2023). Association of HTTLPR, BDNF, and FTO Genetic Variants with Completed Suicide in Slovakia. J Pers Med. Mar 10;13(3):501.

Jarcuskova D., Pallayova M., Carnakovic S., Frajka M., Fidmik J., Bednarova A. (2024). Clinical characteristics of adults with alcohol dependence syndrome comorbid with antisocial personality disorder: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1397009.

Bednarova A.,Čižmáriková M., Habalová V., Jarčušková D. (2021). Evaluation of 5-HTTLPR (insertion/deletion) and BDNF (rs6265) genetic variations in the Slovakian individuals suffering from affective disorders. General physiology and biophysics. 40, 5, 365-376.

Kiskova T., Bednarova A. (2025) Special Issue "Depression: From Molecular Basis to Therapy". Int J Mol Sci. 18;26(8):3844.

Farkasova Iannaccone S.,* Bednarova A.,* Sopkova D. (2022).Correlation between psychotropic treatment associated with QT prolongation and COVID-19-related myocarditis in a patient with schizophrenia, Psychiatria Danubina, 34, 1, 181-183.

* These authors contributed equally to this work

Bednarova A, Sekula J, Sopkova D, Jarcuska P. 2022. Evaluation of Neuropsychiatric Complications in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. Psychiatr Danub. 34(4):752-757

Selected projects


Monitoring the relationship of selected gene variants and proteomic markers in patients with mental disorders as a contribution to their personalized treatment 2019/29-UPJŠ-1- DepDemGen


Scientific grant 2/2020, Slovak Psychiatric Association: Monitoring the relationship of polymorphisms of some candidate genes (5-HTTLPR, BDNF rs 6265, BDNF rs 962369, FTO) and their interconnection with depressive disorder

Monitoring the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms requiring psychiatric intervention in hopspitalized patients with COVID-19, brand of the Department of Biomedical Research and Clinical Trials: 177/2021 / OdBVaKS, biomedical research project UNLP - author and responsible project leader

PSYCHGEN - Monitoring the relationship of polymorphisms of some candidate genes predetermining suicidal behavior in the Slovak population - research project, brand 149/2018 / OVaV (department for research and development)

Psychooncology as a new complex way to integrate psychiatric diagnostic into oncologic care),  vvgs-2021-1872

VEGA 1/0702/25: Monitoring the relationship between selected gene variants, proteomic, endocrine, and retinal markers in patients with depressive disorder with the aim of improving the quality of personalized treatment. - Project leader

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Awards
Monitoring the relationship of selected gene variants in patients with depressive disorder, personalized treatment - pilot research. - award of the Slovak Psychiatric Society SLS - for the best e-poster, XIV. Slovak Psychiatric Congress, 19th Czech-Slovak Psychiatric Congress, XXIV. Kongres SLS on "Mental Health (September 2021) - Bednářová, Habalová, Klimčáková

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