Experience

Specialisation: Psychiatry specialist.

Experience: Graduate of the Medical University of Wrocław. In 2022 he obtained the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences with distinction. In 2025 he obtained the title of specialist in psychiatry. On a daily basis, he works in the inpatient department of the Psychiatry Clinic of the University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław, where he is gaining professional experience as part of his specialisation training in psychiatry.

Treatment

Treatment: Accepts children over 10 years of age and adults.

Training and scientific works

Training and scientific work: Constantly expands his knowledge and skills by participating in training and scientific conferences devoted to mental health. In addition to clinical activities, he is also involved in scientific and teaching activities. He works as an assistant at the Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, where he conducts teaching and research. His research interests include, among others, the use of biological treatment methods in psychiatry, with particular emphasis on transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Membership: From 2022 Member of the board of the Lower Silesian Branch of the Polish Psychiatric Association.

Other: Works published:

1. Maciaszek J, Alejnikowa J, Dybek A, Błoch M, Misiak B. Lower levels of positive affect and insomnia are associated with elevated allostatic load among Ukrainian refugees. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2025;175:107387. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107387
2. Maciaszek J, Zabłocka A, Rejek M, et al. Effects of the continuous theta-burst stimulation on the levels of peripheral blood neuroplasticity biomarkers in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Findings from an open-label trial. J Psychiatr Res. 2025;184:318-324. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.060
3. Misiak B, Rejek M, Bielawski T, et al. The same but different too: Depression profiles in young adults without a history of psychiatric treatment identified using Bayesian and partial correlation networks. J Psychiatr Res. 2024;179:83-91. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.09.002
4. Maciaszek J, Senczyszyn A, Rejek M, Bielawski T, Błoch M, Misiak B. Felt presence and its determinants in young adults: results from three independent samples. Front Psychiatry. 2024;15:1442313. Published 2024 Sep 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1442313
5. Maciaszek J, Rymaszewska J, Wieczorek T, et al. Preliminary findings of a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: a post-hoc analysis on the role of co-occurring personality disorders. Front Psychiatry. 2024;15:1363984. Published 2024 Nov 11. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1363984
6. Maciaszek J, Rymaszewska J, Wieczorek T, et al. Preliminary findings of a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: a post-hoc analysis on the role of co-occurring personality disorders. Front Psychiatry. 2024;15:1363984. Published 2024 Nov 11. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1363984Maciaszek J, Pawłowski T, Hadryś T, Misiak B. 
7. Baseline depressive symptoms as predictors of efficacy and tolerability of the treatment with duloxetine: a network analysis approach. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 16;14:1210289. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1210289. IF:5.435Maciaszek J, Ciulkowicz M, Misiak B, Szczesniak D, Luc D, Wieczorek T, Fila-Witecka K, Gawlowski P, Rymaszewska J. Mental Health of Medical and Non-Medical Professionals during the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study. J Clin Med. 2020;9(8):2527. doi: 10.3390/jcm9082527. IF: 5.583
8. Maciaszek J, Lenart-Bugla M, Szcześniak D, Gawłowski P, Borowicz W, Misiak B, Rymaszewska J. Does Mental Health Affect the Decision to Vaccinate Against SARS-CoV-2? A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study Before the Vaccine Campaign. Front Psychiatry. 2022;13:810529. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.810529. IF:5.435
9. Maciaszek J, Lenart M, Misiak B, Grzebieluch J, Gawłowski P, Ciułkowicz M, Łuc D, Szcześniak D, Rymaszewska J. Unknown Enemy and Psychopathological Responses: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study Assessing the Knowledge About COVID-19. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:704558. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.704558. IF:5.435
10. Szczesniak D, Ciulkowicz M, Maciaszek J(c), Misiak B, Luc D, Wieczorek T, Witecka KF, Rymaszewska J. Psychopathological responses and face mask restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak: Results from a nationwide survey. Brain Behav Immun. 2020;87:161-162. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.027. IF:19.227
11. Wieczorek T, Kołodziejczyk A, Ciułkowicz M, Maciaszek J, Misiak B, Rymaszewska J, Szcześniak D. Class of 2020 in Poland: Students' Mental Health during the COVID-19 Outbreak in an Academic Setting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(6):2884. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062884. IF:4.536
12. Fila-Witecka K, Senczyszyn A, Kołodziejczyk A, Ciułkowicz M, Maciaszek J, Misiak B, Szcześniak D, Rymaszewska J. Lifestyle Changes among Polish University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(18):9571. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189571. IF:4.536
13. Ciułkowicz M, Misiak B, Szcześniak D, Grzebieluch J, Maciaszek J, Rymaszewska J. Social Support Mediates the Association between Health Anxiety and Quality of Life: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(19):12962. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912962. IF:4.536
14. Ciułkowicz M, Misiak B, Szcześniak D, Grzebieluch J, Maciaszek J, Rymaszewska J. The Portrait of Cyberchondria-A Cross-Sectional Online Study on Factors Related to Health Anxiety and Cyberchondria in Polish Population during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health.2022;19(7):4347. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074347. IF:4.536
15. Kołodziejczyk A, Misiak B, Szcześniak D, Maciaszek J, Ciułkowicz M, Łuc D, Wieczorek T, Fila-Witecka K, Chladzinska-Kiejna S, Rymaszewska J. Coping Styles, Mental Health, and the COVID-19 Quarantine:A Nationwide Survey in Poland. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:625355. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.625355.IF:5.435
16. Zimny D, Szatkowska M, Połubok J, Maciaszek J, Machaj M, Barg E. Zastosowanie metabolomiki w medycynie – wybrane przykłady dotyczące chorób onkologicznych i metabolicznych [The use of metabolomics in medicine – some examples of oncological and metabolic diseases]. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2015;20(2):55-62. doi: 10.18544/PEDM-20.02.0003. IF:0.970

Participation in grants and research projects:

1) Grant manager: “CYP 2D6 and CYP 1A2 polymorphism and the efficacy and tolerance of duloxetine in the treatment of depression”, a project implemented in 2017-2023 from the funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as part of the “Diamond Grant” project.

2) Main research grant executor: “The role of COMT, 5-HT1A, 5-HTTLPR, BDNF, DRD2 and DRD3 polymorphisms as predictive factors of transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with a depressive episode – RCT trial.” a project for outstanding doctoral students co-financed by the project “Wrocław Medical University as a Regional Center of Excellence in the field of medical and health sciences” implemented from 2020 to 2022.

3) Grant Principal: “Does TMS affect neuroplasticity? The role of brain neutrophil factor protein and neuronal adhesion molecules”, project implemented in 2023-2024. 

4) Project Principal: “The concept of allostatic load as an attempt to understand the biological and psychopathological consequences of the refugee crisis”, the project will be implemented in 2023-2026 from funds of the National Science Center as part of the “Preludium” project.