Ainārs Stepens

Work experience

Education and training

Achievements

Projects

Scientific Project Manager, Zinātnes departaments, Projekts „Datorizētas indivīda personības novērtēšanas sistēmas izstrāde"

Memberships

from 2003

European Academy of Neurology (former European Federation of Neurological Societies, EFNS

from 2003

Latvian Society of Neurologists

2011-2016

The Movement Disorder Society

Awards and recognitions

2009. Nomination “Achievements in Latvian Science, y 2008”, LCS

2008. Award “Discovery in Medicine”, Latvian Ministry of Health Care

2008. Award “PhD Student of the Year”, Riga Stradins University

Publications

Article

Differences in long- and short-term memory performance and brain matter integrity in seniors with different physical activity experience / K.Sneidere, V.Arnis, J.Harlamova, K.Kupcs, Z.Ulmane, A.Vanaga, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Sect.B. - Vol.73, No.2 (2019, May), p.158-163. - Web of Science un/vai Scopus. - DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2019-0025

Incremental role of pathological personality traits in the prediction of suicidal ideation in general and psychiatric inpatient sample / V.Perepjolkina, J.Ļubenko, J.Koļesņikova, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens // Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Sect.B. - Vol.73, No.4 (2019, Aug.), p.356-363. - Web of Science un/vai Scopus. - DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2019-0055

Ulmane, Zane. Development of retrospective life-long physical activity questionnaire : first stage / Z.Ulmane, K.Šneidere, A.Stepens // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = Society, integration, education : proceedings of the international scientific conference (Rēzekne, 2019.g. 24.-25.maijs) / Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. Izglītības, valodu un dizaina fakultāte. - Rēzekne, 2019. - 7.daļa : Psiholoģija, 153.-162.lpp. - DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2019vol7.3701

A nationwide epidemiological study of myasthenia gravis in Latvia / I.Glazere, N.Kurjane, V.Kenina ...[et al.] // European Journal of Neurology. - Vol.25, No.3 (2018, March), p.519-526. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Cognitive reserve and cognitive performance in healthy Latvian seniors / K.Šneidere, J.Harlamova, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = Society, integration, education : proceedings of the international scientific conference (Rēzekne, 2018.g. 25.-26.maijs) / Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. Izglītības, valodu un dizaina fakultāte. - Rēzekne, 2018. - 7.daļa : Psiholoģija, 261.-269.lpp. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Domu par pašnāvību saistība ar depresijas simptomu izteiktības pakāpi un personības iezīmēm senioriem : pilotpētījuma rezultāti = The relationship between suicide ideation, depressive symptoms and personality traits in elderly : pilot study results / J.Ļubenko, V.Perepjolkina, K.Mārtinsone, E.Rancāns, A.Stepens // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = Society, integration, education : proceedings of the international scientific conference (Rēzekne, 2018.g. 25.-26.maijs) / Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. Izglītības, valodu un dizaina fakultāte. - Rēzekne, 2018. - 7.daļa : Psiholoģija, 129.-139.lpp. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Kopsavilkums angļu valodā.

Impact of different physical activities on executive functioning [Elektroniskais resurss] / K.Sneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, K.Kupcs, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // SHS Web of Conferences [Elektroniskais resurss] : Proceedings. - EDP Sciences, 2018. - Vol.40 (2018), article No.03003, [8 p.]. - 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" (Riga, Latvia, Nov.23-25, 2016). - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/abs/2018/0…

Criterion-based validity of the depression scale of Latvian clinical personality inventory / V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancāns // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = Society, integration, education : proceedings of the international scientific conference (Rēzekne, 2017.g. 26.-27.maijs) / Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. Izglītības, valodu un dizaina fakultāte. - Rēzekne, 2017. - 1.daļa, 603.-616.lpp. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between involvement in long-term regular physical activity and memory : preliminary results / K.Šneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences. - Vol.4 (2017), p.23-27.

The adaption and evaluation of a Latvian version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale / [Elektroniskais resurss] / K.Jurjāns, E.Miglāne, A.Stepens, A.Millers ...[et al.] // Journal of International Medical Research [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.45, Issue 6 (2017, Dec.), p.1861-1869. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03000605166646…

Grey matter abnormalities in methcathinone abusers with a Parkinsonian syndrome [Elektroniskais resurss] / J.Juurmaa, R.A.Menke, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // Brain and Behavior [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.6, No.11 (2016, Nov.), article No.e00539. - Resurss aprakstīts 2017.g. 12.apr. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102639/

Latvijas klīniskā personības testa otrās sākotnējo apgalvojumu kopas izstrāde : integratīvās pieejas pielietošana = Development of the second preliminary item pool of the Latvian clinical personality inventory : an integrative approach / V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = Society, integration, education : proceedings of the international scientific conference (Rēzekne, 2016.g. 27.-28.maijs) / Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. Izglītības, valodu un dizaina fakultāte. - Rēzekne, 2016. - 1.daļa, 469.-482.lpp. - Kopsavilkums angļu valodā. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Management of dystonia in Europe : a survey of the European network for the study of the dystonia syndromes / A.Valadas, M.F.Contarino, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // European Journal of Neurology. - Vol.23, No.4 (2016, Apr.), p.772-779. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

The adaption and evaluation of a Latvian version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale / [Elektroniskais resurss] / K.Jurjāns, E.Miglāne, A.Stepens, A.Millers ...[et al.] // Journal of International Medical Research [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Special Issue (2016, Nov.), p.1-9. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0300060516664636

The theoretical integrative model for the Latvian Clinical Personality Inventory / J.Kolesnikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = Society, integration, education : proceedings of the international scientific conference (Rēzekne, 2016.g. 27.-28.maijs) / Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. Izglītības, valodu un dizaina fakultāte. - Rēzekne, 2016. - 1.daļa, 388.-398.lpp. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

The outcome of the movement disorder in methcathinone abusers : clinical, MRI and manganesemia changes, and neuropathology / A.Stepens, V.Groma, S.Skuja, A.Platkājis, P.Aldiņš, I.Ekšteina, I.Mārtiņsone ...[et al.] // European Journal of Neurology. - Vol.21, No.2 (2014, Febr.), p.199-205. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Thesis

Parkinsonism-dystonia syndrome in methcathinone abusers : journey from clinic to functional activation networks in brain / J.Juurmaa, P.Ilves, A.Stepens, P.Taba // Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" (Riga, Latvia, Apr.1-3, 2019) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2019. - P.290.

Physical activity predicts brain integrity in frontal and temporal white matter in seniors, but not cognitive functioning / K.Šneidere, V.Arnis, J.Harlamova, K.Kupčs, Z.Ulmane, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" (Riga, Latvia, Apr.1-3, 2019) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2019. - P.288.

Theoretical justification of empirically derived dimensional model of personality pathology operationalised Latvian Clinical Personality Inventory (LCPI) / V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens // Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" (Riga, Latvia, Apr.1-3, 2019) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2019. - P.287.

First stage of adaptation of Cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire / K.Sneidere, J.Harlamova, Z.Ulmane, A.Stepens // 7th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare: Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives" (Rīga, Oct.10-12, 2018) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2018. - P.137.

Kumulatīvā aerobā slodze dzīves garumā : aptaujas izstrādes pirmais posms / Z.Ulmane, K.Šneidere, A.Bundzena-Ervika, A.Stepens // 2018.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2018.g. 22.-23.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2018. - 209.lpp.

Latvijas Klīniskā personības testa kriteriālā validitāte pacientiem ar psihiskiem un uzvedības traucējumiem psihoaktīvo vielu lietošanas dēļ / J.Koļesņikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Mārtinsone, V.Sudraba, A.Stepens // 2018.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2018.g. 22.-23.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2018. - 287.lpp.

Pathological personality traits among patients with Alcohol Use Disorder : Assessment of comorbidity of personality pathology and alcohol dependence [Elektroniskais resurss] / V.Perepjolkina, J.Kolesnikova, J.Lubenko, A.Stepens // Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.20, No.s2 (2018, Oct.), abstract No.40, p.65. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.europad.org/wadd/MaterialePDF/HARCP-2018-V20-Ns…

Performance of patients with manganese-methcathinone encephalopathy in Link's Cube test [Elektroniskais resurss] / M.Ennok, J.Juurmaa, A.Stepens, P.Taba // Journal of International Neuropsychological Society [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.24, Suppl.2 (2018, Dec.), [p.22]. - International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Mid-Year Congress (Prague, Czech Republic, July 18-20, 2018) : Abstracts. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-inte…. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between cognitive processes, physical activity and cognitive reserve in seniors / V.Perepjolkina, K.Sneidere, J.Harlamova, A.Stepens ...[u.c.] // 7th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare: Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives" (Rīga, Oct.10-12, 2018) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2018. - P.35.

Relationship between personality traits and cognitive performance in healthy seniors / Z.Ulmane, K.Sneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, A.Stepens // 7th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare: Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives" (Rīga, Oct.10-12, 2018) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University. - Rīga, 2018. - P.150.

The relationship between personality traits in seniors with different aerobic physical activity experience / Z.Ulmane, K.Šneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, A.Stepens // Daugavpils Universitātes 60. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences tēzes = Abstracts of the 60th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University (Daugavpils, 2018.g. 26.-27.aprīlī) / Daugavpils Universitāte. - Daugavpils, 2018. - 142.-143.lpp.

Impact of regular aerobic activities on cognitive processes in seniors / K.Sneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, K.Kupcs, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // 31st Conference of the EHPS "Innovative ideas in health psychology" (Padova, Italy, Aug.29-Sept.2, 2017) : Conference Abstracts. - Padova, 2017. - P.524.

Šneidere, Kristīne. Impact of long-term regular aerobic physical activities on executive functions in seniors / K.Šneidere ; scientific research supervisors: J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, A.Stepens // Riga Stradiņš University International Student Conference "Health and Social Sciences" (Riga, Latvia, April 5, 2017) : Abstract Book "Health sciences" / Riga Stradiņš University. - Riga, 2017. - P.198.

The relationship between aerobic load and personality traits in seniors with different physical activity experience / J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, K.Sneidere, K.Kupcs, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // 31st Conference of the EHPS "Innovative ideas in health psychology" (Padova, Italy, Aug.29-Sept.2, 2017) : Conference Abstracts. - Padova, 2017. - P.215.

The relationship between personality traits and alcohol consumption in the general population of Latvia / J.Kolesnikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens // 31st Conference of the EHPS "Innovative ideas in health psychology" (Padova, Italy, Aug.29-Sept.2, 2017) : Conference Abstracts. - Padova, 2017. - P.187.

Development and item-level analysis of the Latvian Clinical Personality Inventory (LCPI v2.2) [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / V.Perepjolkina, J.Kolesnikova, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancans // 10th International Test Commission (ITC) Conference "Improving policy and practice: opportunities and challenges in an international context" (Vancouver, Canada, July 1-4, 2016) [Elektroniskais resurss] : Presentations. - Vancouver, 2016. - 1 p. - Resurss aprakstīts 2017.g. 31.janv. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://itc2016.educ.ubc.ca/scientific-program/presentations/

Development of the pathological personality trait scales for the Latvian Clinical Personality Inventory (LCPI v2.2) [Elektroniskais resurss] : [abstract] / V.Perepjolkina, J.Kolesnikova, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancans // 10th International Test Commission (ITC) Conference "Improving policy and practice: opportunities and challenges in an international context" (Vancouver, Canada, July 1-4, 2016) [Elektroniskais resurss] : Presentations. - Vancouver, 2016. - 1 p. - Resurss aprakstīts 2017.g. 31.janv. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://itc2016.educ.ubc.ca/scientific-program/presentations/

Impact of different physical activities on executive functioning / K.Sneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, Z.Ulmane, A.Stepens, I.Mintale, K.Kupcs // 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare: Living in the World of Diversity: Social Transformations. Innovations. Solutions" (Riga, Nov.23-25, 2016) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University ...[et al.]. - Riga, 2016. - P.110.

Impact of long-term aerobic physical activities on cognitive functioning : evaluation of the pilot study / K.Šneidere, J.Harlamova, V.Arnis, K.Kupčs, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // 28th Symposium of the International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research "Physical activity and fitness: challenges and new perspectives" (Kaunas, Lithuania, Aug.24-27, 2016) : Book of Abstracts. - Kaunas, 2016. - P.23.

Latvijas Klīniskā personības testa izstrāde : no idejas līdz tās realizācijai / V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancāns // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 26.lpp.

NIHSS-LV izstrāde un validācija / E.Miglane, A.Stepens, A.Millers ...[u.c.] // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 68.lpp.

Pathological personality traits in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders / V.Perepjolkina, J.Kolesnikova, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancans // 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare: Living in the World of Diversity: Social Transformations. Innovations. Solutions" (Riga, Nov.23-25, 2016) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University ...[et al.]. - Riga, 2016. - P.82.

The development and evaluation of a Latvian version of NIHSS [Elektroniskais resurss] / K.Jurjans, E.Miglane, A.Stepens, A.Millers ...[et al.] // Cerebrovascular Diseases [Elektroniskais resurss]. - Vol.41, Suppl.1 (2016), p.98. - 25th European Stroke Conference (Venice, Italy, Apr.13-15, 2016) : Abstract E-book. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://misc.karger.com/products/CED_2016_041_S1/index.html. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

The relation of personality, smoking, and physical activity in the general population / J.Kolesnikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancans // European Health Psychology Society & BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2016 "Behaviour change: making an impact on health and health services" (Aberdeen, Scotland, Aug.23-27, 2016) : Conference Abstracts. - Aberdeen, 2016. - P.505. - Pieejams arī tiešsaistē: http://ehps2016.org/files/EHPS2016_Abstracts_Book_08082016…

Development and validation of the Latvian clinical personality test / V.Perepjolkina, J.Kolesnikova, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens // 14th European Congress of Psychology "Linking technology and psychology: feeding the mind, energy for life" (Milan, Italy, July 7-10, 2015) : Abstract Book. - Milan, 2015. - P.2184.

Latvian Clinical Personality Test : development and validation of the preliminary version psychometric properties of the Latvian Clinical Personality Test / J.Kolesnikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens, E.Rancans // European Psychiatry. - Vol.30, Suppl.1 (2015, March), Poster No.1000. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Latvijas Klīniskā personības testa apgalvojumu formulēšana : procedūra un rezultāti / V.Perepjolkina, K.Mārtinsone, J.Koļesņikova, A.Stepens, E.Rancāns // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 353.lpp.

Psychometric properties of the functioning scales for the Latvian clinical personality test (LCPT) / J.Koļesņikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Mārtinsone, A.Stepens // Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. - Vol.47, No.8 (2015, Sept.), p.775-776. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between anxiety and some aspects of functioning in a Latvian community sample / Z.Ozoliņa, A.Hofmane, K.Mārtinsone, V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, J.Ļevina, A.Stepens // Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. - Vol.47, No.8 (2015, Sept.), p.798-799. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between depressive symptoms and functioning in a Latvian community sample / A.Ošleja, A.Hofmane, K.Mārtinsone, V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, J.Ļevina, A.Stepens // Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. - Vol.47, No.8 (2015, Sept.), p.798. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between functioning and mental disorders in a sample of rehabilitation patients / K.Mārtinsone, V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, J.Ļevina, A.Stepens ...[et al.] // Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. - Vol.47, No.8 (2015, Sept.), p.799. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between psychotic symptoms and some aspects of functioning / A.Hofmane, K.Mārtinsone, V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, J.Ļevina, J.Gómez-Benito, A.Stepens // Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. - Vol.47, No.8 (2015, Sept.), p.798. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Relationship between the substance use related disorders scale and aspects of functioning / K.Pēča, K.Mārtinsone, V.Perepjolkina, J.Koļesņikova, A.Stepens // Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. - Vol.47, No.8 (2015, Sept.), p.799. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Integrative approach used for the development of the theoretical concept of the new clinical multidimensional personality test / J.Kolesnikova, V.Perepjolkina, K.Martinsone, A.Stepens // 5th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" & 2nd Conference of Speech Therapists (Riga, Nov.26-28, 2014) : Abstracts / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte ...[u.c.]. - Riga, 2014. - P.33.

Books and broshures

Stepens, Ainārs. The neuropathology of movement disorders in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and methcathinone (ephedrone) addictions / A.Stepens, P.Taba // Neuropathology of drug addictions and substance missue / edited by V.R.Preedy. - Elsevier : Academic Press, 2016. - Vol.3: General processes and mechanisms, prescription medications, caffeine and areca, polydrug misuse, emerging addictions and non-drug addictions, p.924-934.