GKGrzegorz Kudlak

Grzegorz Kudlak

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  • Open Access

    Polish short Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale

    by Andrzej Piotrowski, Ewa Sygit-Kowalkowska, Agata A. Rudnik, Marcin Szulc, Grzegorz A. Kudlak, Justyna Kurtyka-Chałas, Joanna Felczak, Monika Górowska, Katarzyna Wasilewska-Ostrowska, Jan Chodkiewicz

    Background: Shortened versions of loneliness measurement scales have been developed in many languages. Due to the considerable inter-est in loneliness among researchers, the aim of the study was to develop a short Polish version of the Revised UCLA Loneli-ness Scale. Participants and procedure: Study 1 involved 3477 participants (Mage = 26.10, SD = 8.86; 71.5% female). A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to compare competing single-factor models based on different sets of scale items. Study 2 involved 653 participants (M = 34.56, SD = 12.33; 60.2% female). In this study, Model 7 was verified by means of confirmatory factor analysis. Results: Satisfactory global fit and reliability indices were obtained for the shortened, 4-item version of the scale. For this reason, Model 7 can be interpreted as a short, psychometrically stable solution that is well balanced in terms of fit and loading quality. Conclusions: Owing to its conciseness and good psychometric properties, the Polish shortened version of the loneliness scale constitutes a reliable and valid measure for assessing loneliness in Polish samples. The Polish short Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale can be considered a reliable instrument for measuring loneliness. From a methodological perspective, short scales are typically designed to capture a general construct rather than its dimensions. The proposed instrument can therefore be used in screening studies.


  • Open Access

    Sense of meaning in life and self-esteem in Forensic Psychiatric Patients

    by Grzegorz Andrzej Kudlak, Inga Markiewicz, Joanna Felczak

    Objectives: This study aimed to assess the levels of meaning in life and self-esteem among mentally disordered offenders hospitalized in forensic psychiatric units. These psychological dimensions are recognized as key predictors of mental well-being and subjective happiness, significantly influencing life satisfaction across various domains, including professional functioning, interpersonal relationships, psychosocial adaptation, and overall health. Material and methods: The study involved non-imputable offenders with a history of aggressive behavior. The sense of meaning in life was measured using the Purpose in Life Test (PIL) by Crumbaugh and Maholick, and self-esteem was assessed with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES). Results: The findings indicate that the studied forensic psychiatric patients maintained a sense of meaning in life within the normative range. Their level of self-esteem, while slightly below the population average, suggests a retained capacity for goal-setting and belief in personal efficacy. These traits can be considered important motivational resources in the rehabilitation process and may reflect an openness to therapeutic engagement. Conclusions: The results suggest that forensic psychiatric patients can maintain a meaningful outlook on life and possess self-esteem levels that support motivation for change. Incorporating the assessment and development of meaning in life and self-esteem into therapeutic programs may enhance rehabilitation outcomes, strengthen the therapeutic alliance, and support the process of reintegration.

  • Psychological determinants of incest in a dysfunctional family A case report

    by Grzegorz Kudlak, Anna Pilszyk, Inga Markiewicz, Przemysław Cynkier

  • Open Access

    Metabolic syndrome in patients who have been subjected to isolation security measures and treated with atypical antipsychotics

    by Przemysław Cynkier, Inga Markiewicz, Grzegorz Kudlak, Dorota Antoniak, Janusz Heitzman

    Cel pracy: Zasadniczym celem pracy była ocena częstości występowania zespołu metabolicznego oraz poszczególnych jego składowych u pacjentów odbywających środek zabezpieczający, leczonych lekami przeciwpsychotycznymi w mono- lub politerapii. Dodatkowe cele obejmowały analizę związków pomiędzy występowaniem zespołu metabolicznego a wiekiem pacjentów, rozpoznaniem psychiatrycznym, nadwagą lub otyłością, obecnością uzależnień od substancji psychoaktywnych.Metoda: W badaniu uczestniczyło 61 pacjentów Kliniki Psychiatrii Sądowej, w tym 9 kobiet i 52 mężczyzn, odbywających środek zabezpieczający w okresie od września 2019r. do sierpnia 2021r. Dwukrotnie przeprowadzono pomiary wszystkich parametrów zespołu metabolicznego oraz BMI, na początku pobytu w Klinice i po półrocznym leczeniu atypowymi lekami przeciwpsychotycznymi. Następnie wykonano odpowiednie statystyczne analizy porównawcze.Wyniki: Nie stwierdzono związku pomiędzy występowaniem zespołu metabolicznego a wiekiem badanych, diagnozą medyczną, uzależnieniami od substancji psychoaktywnych, w tym paleniem papierosów. Nie potwierdzono, aby przewlekłe stosowanie atypowych leków przeciwpsychotycznych przy równolegle prowadzonych oddziaływaniach profilaktycznych i prozdrowotnych w warunkach detencji prowadziło do rozwoju zespołu metabolicznego a także powodowało nasilenia jego objawów, poza wyraźnym wzrostem obwodu talii oraz wzrostem BMI.Wnioski: Systematyczne pomiary BMI oraz obwodu talii podczas terapii atypowymi lekami przeciwpsychotycznymi mogą być trafnymi narzędziami w ocenie ryzyka zespołu metabolicznego. Długotrwałe hospitalizacje w ramach detencji powinny uwzględniać oddziaływania psychoedukacyjne ukierunkowane na minimalizowanie powikłań metabolicznych farmakoterapii.


  • Open Access

    Axiotherapy of Non-Accountable Perpetrators of Criminal Acts

    by Grzegorz Kudlak

    Axiotherapy is an original project built on value-based therapy carried out in a forensic psychiatry ward. It is addressed to persons who committed a criminal act and were deemed by the court to be non-accountable or of limited accountability at the time of the crime. As a result, they were referred for treatment as part of the imposed preventive measures. Patients treated at the forensic psychiatry ward are most often perpetrators of violent crimes. While suffering from various mental disorders, they also exhibit impulsive behaviour leading to criminal acts. Such behaviour has far-reaching consequences for both the patient and the general public. Mental disorders of forensic psychiatry patients, the course of the disease, the degree of aggression and associated circumstances (such as addiction, sexual preferences disorders, and personality disorders) indicate a crisis in the sphere of values, which could be one of the factors leading to the serious crime. Working with a value system that determines a person’s behaviour means working on a system that motivates and activates them and can change over time. Axiotherapy is intended to help patients to work out their value system and to identify their transcendentals, as appropriate. Aksjoterapia jest autorskim projektem opartej na wartościach terapii, który jest realizowany na oddziale psychiatrii sądowej, gdzie przebywają osoby, które w przeszłości popełniły czyn zabroniony i zostały uznane przez sąd za niepoczytalne lub ich poczytalność w czasie czynu była ograniczona i w ramach realizacji środka zabezpieczającego zostały skierowane na leczenie. Pacjenci leczeni na oddziale psychiatrii sądowej najczęściej są sprawcami agresywnych czynów zabronionych. Osoby te, chorując na różnego rodzaju zaburzenia psychiczne, przejawiają także zachowania impulsywne, które w tym przypadku zakończyły się popełnieniem czynu zabronionego. Takie zachowania mają daleko idące konsekwencje zarówno dla samego pacjenta, jak i ogółu społeczeństwa. Zaburzenia psychiczne pacjentów oddziałów psychiatrii sądowej, ich przebieg, stopień agresji i towarzyszące okoliczności (np. uzależnienia, zaburzenia preferencji seksualnych, zaburzenia osobowości) wskazują na kryzys w sferze wartości, który może być jednym z czynników, który doprowadził do popełnienia ciężkiego czynu zabronionego. Praca z systemem wartości determinującym indywidualne postępowanie danej osoby jest jednocześnie pracą nad system, który motywuje, aktywizuje i może się zmieniać. Aksjoterapia ma prowadzić pacjentów do przepracowania systemu wartości i określenia właściwie swoich transcendentaliów.


  • Hierarchia wartości nieletnich przestępców i jej możliwe związki z zachowaniami przestępczymi

    by Uniwersytet Warszawski, Grzegorz Kudlak

    Value theory defines values as an essential, normative factor determining an individual's behavior, and superior to beliefs and attitudes. Hierarchized in a specific system, values constitute an important factor of human mental health, shaping people's attitude to the past, their ability to formulate future goals and conditioning personality development. The greater the importance of a certain value in the hierarchy, the more it affects the decisions and actions of man. In the light of the known psychological models, it seems important to analyse the possible relationship between the hierarchy of values recognized by the juveniles and their criminal behavior. This study shows significant differences in the declared hierarchy of final and instrumental values among a group of juvenile offenders detained in Juvenile Shelter and a control group of non-offender juveniles, against the norms of a particular age group. The nature and magnitude of the reported differences allows to confirm, that preference of certain values could be related with criminal behavior among youth.

  • Open Access

    Aid Organisations and Prison Ministry in Communist Poland and Their Role in the Resocialisation of Prisoners after 1980

    by Grzegorz Kudlak, Mateusz Zimny

    This article traces the history of penitentiary and post-penitentiary practices by churches (primarily Catholic) and social aid organizations in Poland. The involvement of churches and social organizations in prisoner assistance began, partly underground, during the period of the Polish partitions, and took on formal roles and structures during the Second Republic of Poland (1918–39). However, beginning with the Second World War and until the year 1980 the earlier practice of ministry in prisons was significantly limited. The Nazi and Soviet hostile attitude towards religion was continued and in some ways exacerbated during the period of communist governments in Poland, when the function of prison chaplain as well as prison chapels themselves were liquidated, and all that officially remained of the conduct of religious services in prisons was the administration of last sacraments to prisoners about to be executed or terminally ill. During this period the church’s support for prisoners was mostly limited to that offered by clergymen who were themselves inmates. The role of prison ministry and social aid organisations in both penitentiary and post-penitentiary work was revived following the strikes, and consequent mass arrests, which took place in August 1980. The new scope and dimension of prison ministry began with the re-instatement of the function of prison chaplain and has evolved in recent decades to the point where today prison chaplains and church ministries, working alongside non-governmental aid organizations, have become an indispensable part of both the administration of prisons as well as post-penitentiary supervision and assistance.