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Social and Community Psychiatry

Towards a Critical, Patient-Oriented Approach

  • Discusses the current economic, political and social crisis in relation to mental health systems in Europe
  • Presents innovative practices in social and community psychiatry
  • Written by experts from various scientific fields

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Social Psychiatry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Psychiatric Epidemiology and Its Applications in Social Psychiatry

      • Lily Evangelia Peppou, Stelios Stylianidis
      Pages 41-57
    3. Global Mental Health

      • Michail Lavdas, Stelios Stylianidis, Christina Mamaloudi
      Pages 59-76
    4. Psychiatric Reform in Greece

      • Panagiotis Chondros, Stelios Stylianidis
      Pages 77-91
  3. Applications of Social Psychiatry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Promoting Mental Health: From Theory To Best Practice

      • Stelios Stylianidis, Pepi Belekou, Lily Evangelia Peppou, Athina Vakalopoulou
      Pages 117-131
    3. Social Suffering and Mental Health in Metropolitan Athens: A Qualitative Approach

      • Stelios Stylianidis, Athina Vakalopoulou, Lily Evangelia Peppou
      Pages 133-143
    4. The Recovery Model and Modern Psychiatric Care: Conceptual Perspective, Critical Approach and Practical Application

      • Stelios Stylianidis, Michail Lavdas, Kalomira Markou, Pepi Belekou
      Pages 145-165
    5. Mobile Mental Health Units on the Islands: The Experience of Cyclades

      • Stelios Stylianidis, Stella Pantelidou, Antonios Poulios, Michail Lavdas, Nikos Lamnidis
      Pages 167-191
    6. Community Child Psychiatry: The Example of Mobile Mental Health Units in the NE and Western Cyclades

      • Stella Pantelidou, Vicky Antonopoulou, Antonios Poulios, Jenny Soumaki, Stelios Stylianidis
      Pages 193-213
    7. A Modern-Day Community Daycare Centre in Operation

      • Stelios Stylianidis, Dimitris Trivellas
      Pages 215-247
    8. Brief Psychotherapy in a Community Framework

      • Marina Skourteli, Stelios Stylianidis
      Pages 277-307
    9. Community Mental Healthcare for Migrants

      • Nikos Gionakis, Stelios Stylianidis
      Pages 309-329
    10. Assessment and Management of Domestic Violence Cases Within a Community Mental Health Services Framework

      • Stella Pantelidou, Athina Vakalopoulou, Stelios Stylianidis
      Pages 343-364

About this book

This book presents the basic theoretical and historical concepts and it describes current perspectives and data, focusing on good practices in community psychiatry in Greece and in other parts of Europe. Concepts such as the biopsychosocial model, psychiatric reform, psychosocial rehabilitation and the recovery model, as well as new case management models are approached from a critical, anthropocentric perspective.

The current socioeconomic crisis in Europe brings with it new realities in mental health systems. New forms of social suffering are forcing the psychiatric community to re-examine what is considered normal. In order to respond to the complexity of the newly emerging needs, social and community psychiatry has been compelled to broaden the objectives of intervention and research alike, developing new and dynamic relations with complementary scientific fields such as social anthropology, psychoanalysis and microeconomics. The present work is the result of collaboration between professionals from across these different fields. 

Reviews

“Social and community psychiatry is a valuable book that increases the knowledge and awareness of mental health problems from critical point of view. It emphasizes importance of outpatient models for providing psychiatric care that include both preventive and therapeutic interventions.” (Vivian Badžim, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 53 (1), 2017)

“This book examines the immense area of how social and community factors influence the psychiatric health of populations and thus must be considered in developing an appropriate treatment response. … Each chapter begins with an abstract, concludes with a summary and references, and most have helpful graphics. Chapters are well written and informative, and clearly illustrate the different features of a variety of issues on mental health.” (Aaron Plattner, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Panteion University, Department of Psychology, Athens, Greece

    Stelios Stylianidis

About the editor

Stelios Stylianidis, Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, PhD: Stelios Stylianidis is Professor of Social Psychiatry at the Department of Psychology at Panteion University in Athens. He is the founder and Scientific Director of the Scientific Association for Regional Development and Mental Health (E.P.A.PS.Y.) (nGO), member of the International Scientific Committee of Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health (LIGMH) and Past Vice President of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. His past activities include being: Greek Counterpart of WHO for mental health, Chief Executive Officer of Children s Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (2000 - 2004), W.H.O. Consultant ( Nations for Mental Health Programme), as well as Director of the Community Mental Health Center in Chalkida (1989-1997). Dr. Stylianidis has professional experience (clinical work, research and administration) in France, Italy and Greece. He is a pioneer in Greece in the field of reform of psychiatric services,linking Primary Health Care with psychiatric services in networking optimization. Dr. Stylianidis contribution is also significant in the field of user and carer movement in mental health, both on a state and international level, wherein he has organized and implemented interventions primarily on the institutional level concerning empowerment, application of recovery model, and human rights in mental health. Dr. Stylianidis has been the author of over 130 scientific publications.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social and Community Psychiatry

  • Book Subtitle: Towards a Critical, Patient-Oriented Approach

  • Editors: Stelios Stylianidis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28616-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-28614-3Published: 27 May 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80389-0Published: 30 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-28616-7Published: 14 May 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 518

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis

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eBook USD 139.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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