Costas Stefanis

Biographic Data

ID1739104
NAMECostas Stefanis
GIVEN NAMESCostas
FAMILY NAMEStefanis
SIGNATURESTEFANIS C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity Mental Health Research Institute
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS11
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX1

  • Attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication amid the enduring financial crisis in Attica

    Open AccessMarina Economou, Lily Evangelia Peppou et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2019

    BACKGROUND: Only a handful of studies have explored the effect of the financial crisis on public attitudes to mental illness. AIMS: This study examines changes in lay attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication between 2009 and 2014 in Attica region. Furthermore, it explored a potential interaction with employment status. METHODS: Data were drawn from two surveys conducted in 2009 and 2014 using the same sampling procedure, interview mode,…

  • Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis

    Marina Economou, Kyriakos Souliotis et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Culture…2017Cited by: 1References: 6

    Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…

  • Attitudes towards depression, psychiatric medication and help-seeking intentions amid financial crisis

    Open AccessMarina Economou, Joanna Despina Bergiannaki et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2016

    BACKGROUND: The financial crisis has yielded adverse effects on the population worldwide, as evidenced by elevated rates of major depression. International recommendations for offsetting the mental health impact of the recession highlight the need for effective treatment, including reduction in the stigma attached to the disorder. AIMS: This study endeavoured to explore lay attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication during a period of fin…

  • Cognitive social capital and mental illness during economic crisis

    Open AccessMarina Economou, Michael G Madianos et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2014Cited by: 10References: 40

  • Major depression in the Era of economic crisis

    Marina Economou, Michael G Madianos et al.ARTICLEJournal of Affective Disorders2013

  • The Interference of Introversion–Extraversion and Depressive Symptomatology with Reasoning Performance

    Open AccessCharalabos Papageorgiou, Andreas D Rabavilas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psycholinguistic…2012References: 18

  • Knowledge About Schizophrenia and Attitudes Towards People with Schizophrenia in Greece

    Open AccessMarina Economou, Catherine Richardson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2009

    Background: This study was the first national survey ever conducted in Greece aiming to monitor the level of stigma Greeks hold against people with schizophrenia (PWS). Aim: To investigate sources, degree of knowledge and attitudes towards PWS in Greece. Method: A cross-sectional nationwide survey was conducted by face-to-face household interviews ( n = 1,199, aged 15 years and over). Results: Television was the main source of information (65.9%)…