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Mental Health and COVID-19: Are We Heading Towards a Mass Psychological Breakdown?
During these unprecedented times, when billions of people are either obliged by law or strongly advised by governments to stay at home and not go anywhere, mental health is an issue which is sadly very often neglected.
Of course, the...
Greece
Council of Europe Criticizes Greece for Treatment of Mental Health and Immigrants
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) of the Council of Europe published a report on Tuesday which strongly criticizes Greece.
The main focus of the report is on how some of...
Greece
MSF: Mental Health Emergency Unfolding in Greek Migrant Camps
A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece's islands, fuelled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday.
Medical staff have seen a sharp increase in people trying to get...
Greece
ESDY Survey Shows Greeks Suffering from Mental Health Issues
A nationwide survey by the National School of Public Health (ESDY) has revealed that living under prolonged stressful circumstances has caused Greeks to complain of mental health issues such as depression, acute stress and other emotional problems.
The data showed...
Greece
Doctors Without Borders: Refugees Trapped in Greece Suffering from Depression, Insomnia, Mental Health Issues
Recent reports reveal that refugees stuck in migrant reception camps across Greece are increasingly suffering from symptoms of mental illness.
According a report released by the international aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) called Greece in 2016: Vulnerable...
Greece
SELENI Promotes Mental Health in Athens [video]
A free one-day scientific seminar with the theme "Maternal Mental Health: Latest Insights and Best Practices" was offered to health professionals by the NY-based Seleni Institute, at the Hellenic American College in Athens, May 13.
Introduced by psychotherapist and psychoanalyst Haroula Ntalla, the...
Economy
Economic Crisis Leaves 44% of Greeks with Poor Mental Health
Depression, anxiety, frustration, fear, disappointment and anger are some of the negative emotions that 44 percent of Greeks feel as a result of the economic crisis, according to research.
In a study conducted by GPO on behalf of the National...
Greece
Greeks' Mental Health at Stake: 20 Attempts Per 1 Recorded Suicide
A Reuters analysis deals with the mental health of Greeks amid the deepening financial crisis.
Accompanied by a photograph depicting the place where 77-year-old Dimitris Christoulas committed suicide two months ago, the Reuters article refers to the suicide rates in...
Greece
"World Mental Health Day" Event @ Syntagma Square October 24th
"Are You Ok in the Mind; Take a Stand and Change an Attitude.." is the main slogan of thirty Mental Health groups that will take part in an event organized for Corporate Social Responsibility on the 24th of October. It will...
Food
Yale University Researches Health Benefits of Organic Olives from Greece
Researchers at Yale University in the US will conduct new research on the health benefits associated with daily consumption of table olives.
The research will be conducted by the Yale School of Public Health and the Department of Cardiology at Yale...
Ancient Greece
Leaders as Healers: Ancient Greek Ideas on the Health of the Body Politic
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Ancient Greek philosophers including Plato likened civic leaders to doctors, creating a healthy society through balance and moderation. Those ideas feed into what we expect from leaders today.
By Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides
In the current health crisis, we might ask what needs to...
Greece
Greek Health Chief: Coronavirus May Vanish If Ex-patients Are Immune for More than One Year
New scientific evidence shows strong signs of immunity in patients who have overcome the Covid-19 coronavirus, which may lead to herd immunity, Greek Health Ministry Spokesperson Sotiris Tsiodras said on Monday.
In his daily briefing on the coronavirus outbreak, the...
Culture
First Taiji Health Center Overseas Opens in Greece
On September 15, history was made in Athens, Greece, as the first Taiji (Tai Chi) Health Center overseas celebrated its opening at a ceremony held at the University of West Attica.
The ceremony opened with a welcome speech from the...
Greece
Competition Spotlights Olive Oil Health Benefits and Scientific Studies
The 2018 edition of the Olympia Health & Nutrition Awards in Athens evaluated more samples than any other olive oil competition in the world: an amazing 2500 oils. This contest was even more remarkable in another way. While others...
Greece
Foundation Funds Major Boost to Greek Health Service
Greece's health sector could see an injection of over €200 million ($245 million) after a deal signed on Wednesday between the government and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Wednesday's memorandum of understanding will see the foundation fund four major infrastructure interventions across...