[PDF][PDF] The role of the Mobile Mental Health Units in mental healthcare delivery in rural areas in Greece: Current challenges and prospects

V Peritogiannis, A Fragouli-Sakellaropoulou… - Psychiatriki, 2022 - academia.edu
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The present paper aims to highlight the importance of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) …

Vaccination rates against COVID-19 in patients with severe mental illness attending community mental health services in rural Greece

V Peritogiannis, I Drakatos, P Gioti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) may be at increased risk for COVID-
19-related severe morbidity and mortality. There is limited research on the vaccination rates …

Mental healthcare in rural Greece: An overview

V Peritogiannis - Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental …, 2019 - obrela-journal.gr
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Decrease of hospitalizations and length of hospital stay in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or bipolar disorder treated in a mobile mental health …

A Garbi, I Tiniakos, Z Mikelatou, I Drakatos - Psych, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Τhe contribution of mobile mental health units to community psychiatric care in Greece

M Samakouri, O Evagorou… - Psych, 2022 - mdpi.com
The implementation of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) was a decisive step in the
psychiatric reform and the development of community psychiatric care in Greece. Their …

Decrease of hospitalizations and length of hospital stay in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated in a community mental health service in rural Greece

V Peritogiannis, P Gioti, A Gogou… - … Journal of Social …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

A comparative study of two Mobile Mental Health Units in different catchment rural areas in Greece

V Peritogiannis, S Rousoudi… - … Journal of Social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Mental healthcare service delivery in rural and remote areas in Greece is
challenging due to socioeconomic and geographical reasons, and distant facilities. To …

[HTML][HTML] Community psychiatry in rural Greece: The role of the mobile mental health units

V Peritogiannis, IV Papathanasiou, O Giotakos - Psych, 2022 - mdpi.com
Almost a decade ago, an article published in the official journal of the Hellenic Psychiatric
Association, concerning the state of Greek mental health reform, referred to the significant …

Evaluating impacts from natural weather-related disasters on farmers mental health worldwide

K Palmer, R Strong - Advancements in Agricultural Development, 2022 - agdevresearch.org
This study sought to assess the mental health impacts on farmers from across the globe post-
natural weather-related disasters. There were two objectives that guided the study:(a) …

[HTML][HTML] Use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics in a clinical sample of community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in rural Greece

V Peritogiannis, F Tsoli, P Gioti, M Bakola… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Data on the use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) in rural community mental
healthcare settings are scarce. This study aimed to investigate the prescription patterns of …