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PhDr. Martina Ružičková, PhD.   SK

Email:
 martina.ruzickova@upjs.sk
Homepage:
 https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/martina.ruzickova
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
1. PK - 1st Department of Psychiatry
Office:
 MH5O07
Phone:
 +421 55 234 3391
ORCID ID:
 0000-0003-3779-1312
Clinical Psychologist | Researcher | University Teacher Dr. Martina Ružičková is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ), where she has been actively engaged in teaching, research, and clinical work since 2003. She completed her PhD at both the Department of Neurology, UPJŠ, and the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, combining a strong academic foundation with international research experience. She is a licensed clinical practitioner at the University Hospital of L. Pasteur in Košice, and currently serves as Deputy Head of the 1st Department of Psychiatry. Her teaching portfolio includes courses in Clinical Psychology, Medical Psychology, Medical Communication, and Psychotherapy, delivered in both Slovak and English to medical and psychology students. Dr. Ružičková’s research is focused on the intersection of mental health and psychosocial factors, with particular emphasis on schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder, mental health in patients with multiple sclerosis, workplace stress and employee well-being. She has contributed to several nationally and internationally funded research projects (e.g. CEEPM 26220120067, APVV-0220-10, APVV-20-03830), working in multidisciplinary teams to explore how psychological resilience, social context, and neuropsychiatric conditions interact. As a reviewer for respected journals such as European Journal of Neurology, Patient Education and Counseling, and Disability and Rehabilitation, she actively contributes to the advancement of psychological science. She has published over 85 scientific works (40 in WoS/Scopus), including peer-reviewed articles, academic books, and conference proceedings, with over 500 citations in Web of Science and Scopus (H-index: 15). Dr. Ružičková is a certified specialist in Clinical Psychology and has training in evidence-based psychotherapies, including: Schema Therapy (certified in individual schema therapy), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (in certification training), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relaxation and Symbolic Psychotherapy, Suicide prevention and crisis intervention. Her work bridges academic outcomes and clinical relevance, aiming to integrate the latest psychological insights into real-world therapeutic practice.
Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
Faculty of Arts, Presov University, Department of Psychology, Presov, 1999 Mgr., 2015 PhDr., Psychology
Third degree of higher education:
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, 2009, PhD., Medical Sciences
Associate professor:
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Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
1. PK/PMK-V/20 - Psychológia a medicínska komunikácia - Všeobecné lekárstvo, I. and II. degree
1. PK/PMC-GM/20 - Psychology and medical communication - General medicine, I. and II. degree
KPS/KLP/08 - Clinical psychology - Psychology, I. and II. degree
1. PK/PMK-ZL/18 - Psychológia a medicínska komunikácia - Zubné lekárstvo, I and II. degree
1. PK/PMC-DM/18 - Psychology and medical communication - Dental medicine, I and II. degree
Selected publications

ADC MIKULA, Pavol - NAGYOVÁ, Iveta - KROKAVCOVA, Martina - VITKOVÁ, Marianna - ROSENBERGER, Jaroslav - SZILASIOVÁ, Jarmila - GDOVINOVÁ, Zuzana - STEWART, Roy E. - GROOTHOFF, Johan W. - DIJK, Jitse P. van. Self-esteem, social participation, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis. In: Journal of Health Psychology. - ISSN 1359-1053. - Vol. 22, no. 8 (2017), s. 984 - 992.

ADC CHYLOVÁ, Martina - MARKO, Martin - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - VIRČÍK, Matúš - ROVNÝ, Rastislav - ROHÁRIKOVÁ, Veronika - MURÍKOVÁ, Jana - CIMROVÁ, Barbora - KATINA, Stanislav - RIEČANSKÝ, Igor. Slovenská adaptácia dotazníka na hodnotenie schizotypových čŕt osobnosti. In: Československá psychologie. - ISSN 0009-062X. - Roč. 61, č. 3 (2017), s. 267 - 280.

ADC CHYLOVÁ, Martina - NEZKUSILOVÁ, Jana. Pracovný stres v rizikových profesiách: osobné zdroje ako mediačné faktory úzkosti a depresie. In: Československá psychologie : časopis pro psychologickou teorii a praxi - ISSN 0009-062X. - Roč. 64, č. 4 (2020), s. 421-436.

AEC CHYLOVÁ, Martina - NEZKUSILOVÁ, Jana - SEILEROVÁ, Monika. Work-Related Stress, Personal Resources and Mental Health in High-Risk Professions. In: Psychology Applications & Developments VI. - Lisabon : InScience Press, 2020. - ISBN9789895481538. - S. 183-193.

AEC NEZKUSILOVA, Jana - CHYLOVÁ, Martina - SEILEROVÁ, Monika. Stress, Exhaustion and Depression: The Central Variables in High-Risk, Professions and the Role of Personal Resources. In: Psychology Applications & Developments vi. - Lisabon : InScience Press, 2020. - ISBN 9789895481538. - S. 226-238

AFD CHYLOVÁ, M. Psychosociálne faktory pracovného prostredia a duševné zdravie zamestnanca / recenzenti Jozef Bavoľár, Denisa Fedáková, Aleš Gregar ... [et al.]. In: Psychológia práce a organizácie 2018 - Minulosť, prítomnosť a výzvy do budúcnosti=Work and Organizational psychology 2018 - Past, Present and Challenges to the Future. - Košice : Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, 2019. - ISBN 9788081527135. - S. 176-186. WOS CC;
Selected projects

APVV-20-03830, Biomedical, psychosocial factors related to functional status and well-being among patients with multiple sclerosis – 2nd wave (GR090724C), 2009-2016, researcher

VEGA 2/0056/16, Effect of constitutive factors of redox regulation on endophenotyp characteristics in schizophrenia, 2016-2018, researcher

APVV-15-0719 Longitudinal research on psychosocial innovations in chronic condition management, 2016-2020, researcher

APVV-16-0002 Mental Health in the Workplace and Employee Health Assessment, 2016-2021, researcher
International mobilities and visits
3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University & National Institute of Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic, 21. - 25. September, 2015, Erasmus
National Rehabilitation Institute, Kovacova, Slovakia, 2. - 31. July, 2012, Private sources
Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 26.November – 3.December, 2011, Erasmus
Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Groningen and University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, June, 2009, Erasmus
Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Groningen and University Medical Center, Groningen, Holandsko, Február, 2008, Erasmus
Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Groningen and University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, September, 2006, Erasmus
Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Groningen and University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, October, 2005, Erasmus
Organisational activities
Coordinator for students with special needs - Faculty of Medicine, UPJS, Kosice, 2013 - 2022
Counsellor in psychology - University Counselling Center, UPJS, Kosice, from 2014
Deputy Head for Education - 1st Department of Psychiatry, UPJS, Kosice, from 2020
Clinical psychologist - 1st Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of L. Pasteur and UPJS, Kosice, from 2008
Member - Slovak Psychology Chamber, Bratislava, from 2008
Member - Slovak Psychiatry Association, Bratislava, from 2022

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Awards
2014 - Award for three-year scientific citation in the category of Social Sciences as a manifestation of public recognition for a high scientific response within previous three years, Literary Fund, Section for Scientific and Professional Literature and Computer Programs, Bratislava 2009 - Top Publication Award, Graduate School for Health Research, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Projects
2016-2021 Mental health at workplace and assessment of the employee's mental health, APVV-16-0002, co-researcher 2017-2020 Behavioral and social factors, coping strategies and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis, VEGA 1/059/17, co-researcher 2016-2020 Longitudinal Research on Psychosocial Innovations in Chronic Condition Management LORICCOM, APVV-15-0719, co-researcher 2009-2016 Biomedical, psychosocial factors related to functional status and well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis - 2nd wave, APVV-20-038305; CEMIO / ASFEU (ITMS: 26220120058), co-researcher 2009-2016 Biomedical, psychosocial factors related to functional status, well-being of patients with Parkinson's disease - 2nd wave, APVV-20-038305, spoluriešiteľka 2013-2015 Influence of genetic control of nitric oxide production and dopamine reuptake on sensory-motor gating in humans, VEGA 2/0080/13, co-researcher 2011-2014 Longitudinal Research on Incapacitating Chronic Disease LORIDIS, APVV 0220-10, co-researcher 2010-2013 Center of Excellence for Electromagnetic Fields in Medicine, Completion of the Laboratory of Application of Electromagnetic Fields in Psychiatry, CEEPM 26220120067, co-researcher, activity 1.6 2010 Grant for Young Psychiatrists, Main Investigator, Psychiatric Society SLS Bratislava

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