EDUCATION

2009- 2016. Semmelweis University, Mental Health Sciences School of Doctors

2006-2010. University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center- clinical psychologist

2004-2006. Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symbol Therapy-, autogenic training certification2001- 2006. ELTE University, Budapest, MA in Psychology and Qualification as a Teacher of Psychology
1990-1994. University of Szeged, Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies- physiotherapist

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND TEACHING

2006-2007. courses in relaxation, University of Szeged Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies

2013-2014. courses in Personal and Health Psychology, Gál Ferenc Theological College, Szeged

2015.- assistant professor, Department of Personal-, Clinical- and Health Psychology, The Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged
2016.- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, University of Szeged - senior lecturer

 

 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2006.- Special Hospital of Chest Illnesses, Deszk, Deparments of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation-clinical psychologist

2006-2015. University of Szeged, Department Psychiatry-clinical psychologist

 

RESEARCH INTEREST

Psychosocial factors in cardiovascular diseases (depression, anxiety, vital exhaustion, sleep disturbances, work stress, marital stress, acute stress, locus of health conrol etc)

 

LANGUAGES

english (good), german (written:good)

 

MEMBERSHIPS

Hungarian Psychological Association

Hungarian Association of Relaxation and Symbol Therapy

Hungarian Society of Cardiology

Hungarian Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Association

 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Beatrix Rafael, Attila Simon, Gergely Drótos, Piroska Balog: Vital exhaustion and anxiety are related with subjective quality of life in patients with acute myocardial infarct. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2014; 23: 2864-2873.

 

Barna Konkoly Thege, Beatrix, Rafael, Magda Rohánszky: Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale Form C in a learned helpless culture. PLOS ONE. 2014; 9(9): e107108.

 

Rafael Beatrix, Konkoly Thege Barna, Kovács Péter, Balog Piroska: Szorongás, depresszió, egészségkontrollhit és az egészség-magatartással való kapcsolatuk iszkémiás szívbetegek körében. Orvosi Hetilap. 2015; 156(20): 813-822.

 

Gy Serfozo, T Horváth, I Földesi, B. Rafael, T Forster, I Ungi, R. von Kanel, M Keresztes. The monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio correlates with psycho-neuro-inflammatory factors in patients with stable coronary artery disease. NeuroImmunoModulation.2016; Mar.01.

 

MTM: list of publications

 

ResearchGate