Mary-Helen Kosmidis
Mary H. Kosmidis received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from American University, Washington, DC (1992) and worked as a staff fellow at the NIMH conducting research in psychophysiology and neuropsychology, while also working in private practice. Since 1999, she has been on the faculty of the School of Psychology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, teaching and doing research in clinical neuropsychology and supervising students’ clinical and research training. She has organized national and international conferences and summer courses, was president of the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society and board member of the Hellenic Society of Northern Greece and served on the editorial board of scientific journals. She has published four books in Greek, 22 book chapters and over 180 scientific journal articles and has edited the translation of 7 scientific books into Greek. Her research has been awarded several grants (NIH, European Commission, Hellenic Ministry of Education, AUTh) and conference prizes. She currently represents Greece (via the Association of Greek Psychologists) as a member of the Standing Committee for Clinical Neuropsychology of the European Psychologists’ Associations.
Τα ερευνητικά μου ενδιαφέροντα συμπεριλαμβάνουν την παθοφυσιολογία νευρολογικών και ψυχιατρικών διαταραχών μέσω της διερεύνησης των γνωστικών μηχανισμών που δυσλειτουργούν και αποσαφήνιση της πιθανής αιτιοπαθογένειας, τα πρώιμα σημεία και τους προστατευτικούς παράγοντες για την εκδήλωση άνοιας (Μεσογειακή δίαιτα, κοινωνική και φυσική δραστηριότητα), θέματα κλινικής νευροψυχολογικής εκτίμησης (δημιουργία πολιτισμικά κατάλληλων νευροψυχολογικών δοκιμασιών και κανονιστικών δεδομένων για τον ελληνικό πληθυσμό) τις γνωστικές διαστάσεις του αναλφαβητισμού και προεκτάσεις για α) την έγκυρη κλινική νευροψυχολογική εξέταση και β) τις επιρροές του εγγραμματισμού στη λειτουργία του εγκεφάλου και την κοινωνική νόηση σε ψυχιατρικές και νευρολογικές διαταραχές.
Georgopoulou, V., Spruyt, K., Garganis, K., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2021). Altered sleep-related consolidation and neurocognitive comorbidity in children with epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (CECTS). Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Giannouli, V., Markopoulou, A., Kiosseoglou, G., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2021). Neuropsychological functioning in patients with interstitial lung disease. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. Jan 28:1-6. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2020.1870465. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33506719
Malegiannaki, A.-C., Garefalaki, E.v, Nestoraki, D., Malegiannakis, A., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2021). Can the Trail Making Test be substituted by a 3D computerized visit to a supermarket? Clinical implications. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health. doi: 10.26386/obrela.v412.161
Hokkanen, L., Barbosa, F., Ponchel, A., Constantinou, M., Kosmidis, M. H., Varako, N., Kasten, E., Mondini, S., Lettner, S., Baker, G., Persson, B. A., & Hessen, E. (2020). Clinical Neuropsychology as a specialist profession in European health care: Developing a benchmark for training standards and competencies using the EuroPsy model? Frontiers in Psychology, Oct. 6: 11, 559134. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.559134. eCollection 2020.
Kavouras, H., Economou, A., Liozidou, A., Kiosseoglou, G., Yiannis, G., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2020). Off-road assessment of cognitive fitness to drive. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. Sep 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2020.1810041.
Margioti, E., Kosmidis, M. H., Yannakoulia, M., Dardiotis, E., Hadjigeorgiou, G., Sakka, P., Ntanasi, E., Vlachos, G. S., & Scarmeas, N. (2020). Exploring the association between subjective cognitive decline and frailty: the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet Study (HELIAD). Aging & Mental Health, 24(1), 137-147. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1525604.
Messinis, L., Kosmidis, M. H., Nasios, G., Konitsiotis, S., Ntoskou, A., Bakirtzis, C., Grigoriadis, N., Patrikelis P, Panagiotopoulos E, Gourzis P, Malefaki, S., & Papathanasopoulos, P. (2020). Do Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis patients benefit from Computer- based cognitive neurorehabilitation? A randomized sham controlled trial. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 39, 101932. 39:101932. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.101932.
Vlachos, G. S., Kosmidis, M. H., Yannakoulia, M., Dardiotis, E., Hadjigeorgiou, G., Sakka, P., Ntanasi, E., Stefanis, L., & Scarmeas, N. (2020). Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in the elderly population in Greece: Results from the HELIAD study. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 34(2), 156-162. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000361.
Vlachos, G. S., Kosmidis, M. H., Yannakoulia, M., Dardiotis, E., Hadjigeorgiou, G., Tzoulaki, I., Georgiou, A. N., Sakka, P., Anastasiou, C. A., Stefanis, L., & Scarmeas, N. (2020). Dementia incidence in the elderly population of Greece: Results from the HELIAD study. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000407.
Malegiannaki, A. C., Aretouli, E., Metallidou, P., Messinis, L., Zafiriou, D., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2019). Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch): Greek normative data and discriminative validity for children with Combined Type of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. Developmental Neuropsychology, 44(2), 189-202. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2019.1578781. (IF: 2.333).
Traianou, A., Patrikelis, P., Kosmidis, M. H., Kimiskidis, V. K., & Gatzonis, S. (2019). The neuropsychological profile of parietal and occipital lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 94, 137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.02.021.
Fantie, B. D., Kosmidis, M. H., Giannakou, M., Moza, S., Karavatos, A., & Bozikas, V. P. (2018). What is going on? The process of generating questions about emotion and social cognition in bipolar disorder and schizohrenia with cartoon situations and faces. Brain Sciences, 8, 68. doi:10.3390/brainsci8040068.
Kosmidis, M. H., Vlachos, G., Dardiotis, E., Yannakoulia, M., Hadjigeorgiou, G. M., Scarmeas, N. (2018). Prevalence of dementia and its subtypes in Greece. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders-An International Journal, 32(3), 232–239. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000249.
Morou, N., Papaliagkas, V., Markouli, E., Karagianni, M., Nazlidou, E., Spilioti, M., Afrantou, T., Kimiskidis, V. K., Foroglou, N., & Kosmidis, M.Η. (2018). Theory of Mind impairment in focal vs. generalized epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 88, 244-250. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.09.026. Epub 2018 Oct 11.
Kosmidis, M. H. (2017). Challenges in the neuropsychological assessment of illiterate older adults. Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, Special Issue on the Effects of Literacy on Cognition and Brain Functioning (Ed. L. Tyler). Published online 25 Sep 2017. doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2017.1379605
Kosmidis, M. H., Bozikas, V. P., Giannouli, V., Karavatos, A., & Fokas, K. (2012). Familial comorbidity of bipolar disorder and multiple sclerosis: Genetic susceptibility or causal relationship? Behavioural Neurology, 25, 341-349.
Vlahou, C. H., Kosmidis, M. H., Dardagani, A., Tsotsi, S., Giannakou, M., Giazkoulidou, A., Zervoudakis, E., & Pontikakis, N. (2012). Development of the Greek Verbal Learning Test: reliability, construct validity, and normative standards. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 28, 52-64.
Kosmidis, M. H., Giannakou, M., Garyfallos, G., Kiosseoglou, G., & Bozikas, V. P. (2011). The impact of impaired Theory of Mind on social interactions in schizophrenia. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17, 511-521.
Kosmidis, M. H., Zafiri, M., & Politimou, N. (2011). Literacy vs. formal schooling: Influence on working memory. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 26(7), 575-582.
Kosmidis, M. H., Giannakou, M., Messinis, L., & Papathanasopoulos, P. (2010). Psychotic features associated with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of Psychiatry, .
Kosmidis, M. H., Tsotsi, S., Karambela, O., Takou, E., & Vlahou, C.H. (2010). Cultural factors influencing performance on visuoperceptual neuropsychological tasks. Behavioural Neurology, 23, 245-247.
Bozikas, V. P., Giazkoulidou, A., Hatzigeorgiadou, M., Karavatos, A., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2008). Do age and education contribute to performance on the Clock Drawing Test? Normative data for the Greek population. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30, 199-203.
Kosmidis, Μ. (2008). Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment. Athens: Parisianou Scientific Publications.
Kosmidis, M. H., Aretouli, E., Bozikas, V. P., Giannakou, M., & Ioannidis, P. (2008). Studying social cognition in patients with schizophrenia and patients with frontotemporal dementia: Theory of mind and the perception of sarcasm. Behavioral Neurology, 19, 65-69.
Zafiri, M., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2008). Effects of demographic factors on the “Stroop conflict”. Psychology: Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, Special Issue: Psychometric Assessment: Applications to Neuropsychology and Education, 15, 319-341.
Bozikas, V. P., Tonia, T., Andreou, C., Fokas, K., Karavatos, A., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2007). Impaired perception of affective prosody in remitted patients with bipolar disorder. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 19, 436-440.
Kosmidis, M. H., Bozikas, V. P., Giannakou, M., Anezoulaki, D., Fantie, B., & Karavatos, A. (2007). Impaired affect perception in schizophrenia: A differential deficit. Psychiatry Research, 149, 279-284.
Giannakou, M., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2006). Cultural appropriateness of the Hooper Visual Organization Test? Greek norms. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 28, 1023-1029.
Kosmidis, M. H., Bozikas, V. P., Giannakou, M., Anezoulaki, D., & Karavatos, A. (2006). Impaired affect perception in schizophrenia: A differential deficit. Psychiatry Research.
Kosmidis, M. H., Tsapkini, K., & Folia, V. (2006). Lexical processing in illiteracy: Effect of literacy or education? Cortex, 42, 1021-1027.
Bozikas, V. P., Andreou, C., Giannakou, M., Tonia, T., Anezoulaki, D., Karavatos, A., Fokas, K., & Kosmidis, M. H. (2005). Deficits in sustained attention in schizophrenia but not in bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 78, 225-233.
Duncan, C. C., Kosmidis, M. H., & Mirsky, A. F. (2005). Closed head injury-related information processing deficits: An event-related potential analysis. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 58, 133-157.
Kosmidis, M. H., Bozikas, V., Vlahou, C. H., Kiosseoglou, G., Giaglis, G., & Karavatos, A. (2005). Verbal fluency in institutionalized patients with schizophrenia: Age-related performance decline. Psychiatry Research, 134, 233-240.
Kosmidis, M. H., Tsapkini, K., Folia, V., Vlahou, C. H., & Kiosseoglou, G. (2004). Semantic and phonological processing in illiteracy. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10, 818-827.
Kosmidis, M. H., Vlahou, C. H., Panagiotaki, P., & Kiosseoglou, G. (2004). The Verbal Fluency Task in the Greek population: Normative data and clustering and switching strategies. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10, 164-172.
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