Background When compared to the general population, persons with an intellectual
disability have lower life expectancy, higher morbidity, and more difficulty finding and …

Leros became infamous worldwide in the 1980s because of a scandal in its mental
institution, the Leros asylum. The scandal provoked universal outrage and the international …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to investigate agreement between child–parent
proxy reports on quality of life (QoL) in children with specific learning disabilities (SpLD) and …

Background: The treatment of severe and chronic mental disorders, such as schizophrenia
and related syndromes, is largely based on community mental health services. Aims: The …

In recent years serious mental health issues, such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders and
bipolar disorder, have been treated in the community by community-based mental health …

Background: Involuntary psychiatric admissions are a widely used practice despite ethical
concerns about coercion. There are particular concerns that vulnerable groups, such as …

Psychiatric care in Greece has a long history of traditional in-patient treatment in large public
institutions (the public asylum period), which lasted until 1983. European Economic …

Abstract Background: In Greece, the functional capacity of the mental health care system
until 1980, was totally inadequate to meet the increasing mental health needs of the …

This article summarizes the current state of mental healthcare delivery in rural areas in
Greece. Mental health services for common mental disorders are provided by primary care …

Over the last three decades significant efforts have been made in many European countries
to move away from a mental health system dominated by institutional care towards one …