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I am a PhD student in Psychology and my research interest is in the interplay between mental and physical disorders, and more specifically, in the relationship between depression and dementia.

In 2016, I graduated with a Psychology BSc (Hons) from the University of Athens. As part of my studies, I worked as an Assistant Psychologist at the Behavioural Neurology and Neuropsychology Unit at Attikon University Hospital, where I acquired experience in administration of neuropsychological and psychological tests. 
After my undergraduate studies, I completed my Master’s degree in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey (2017), where I consolidated my interest in age-related diseases and the comorbidity of mental and physical disorders. 
Following this, I continue with my PhD in Psychology at the University of Surrey (2018). I am examining how depression and cardiometabolic disorders interact to predict the incidence of dementia. The project explores which modifiable factors may predict who is at the highest risk of developing subsequent dementia.

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/panagiota-kontari

In this blog, I would love to talk about psychology, feelings and views to the world and the life.



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