Christos Christodoulou
Biographic Data
| ID | 3800835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christos Christodoulou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christos |
| FAMILY NAME | Christodoulou |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTODOULOU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7959-0343 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
DataPoll
The computational analysis of big data has revolutionized social science research, offering unprecedented insights into societal behaviors and trends through digital data from online sources. However, existing tools often face limitations such as technical complexity, single-source dependency, and a narrow range of analytical capabilities, hindering accessibility and effectiveness. This article introduces DataPoll, an end-to-end big data analysis…
Suicide in Greece 1992–2012
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Since 2008, Greece has entered a long period of economic crisis with adverse effects on various aspects of daily life. In this frame, it is quite important to examine the suicide trends in Greece. METHOD: Our analysis covered the period 1992-2012. 2012 was the last year for which official suicide data were available. The inclusion of data for pre-crisis period enabled us to assess trends in suicide preceding the economic cris…
Conversion disorder in a preschool age girl
This article reports a case of a 5-year-old girl with clinical manifestations of a conversion disorder. Children presenting with a conversion disorder very often have multiple investigations and more than two-thirds of them are admitted to the hospital. This case illustrates the necessity of adapting, from the outset, a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management, which helps in providing an explanatory model that takes into account st…
Preterm birth and maternal psychological health
Studies have shown that preterm birth significantly influences mothers' psychological health. This study aimed to identify factors associated with preterm birth and assess postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms in mothers of preterm infants ( n = 75) compared to mothers who delivered at term ( n = 125) in a Greek sample. Multiple pregnancies, assisted reproduction technology, caesarean section, non-Greek ethnicity and smoking during pregnancy …
Characteristics of immigrant suicide completers in a sample of suicide victims from Greece
BACKGROUND: Immigrants have higher rates of suicidal behaviour in comparison to the indigenous population. AIMS: To describe the characteristics of foreign nationality suicide completers and search for differences between them and native Greeks. This is the first study focused on immigrant suicide victims in Greece. METHODS: Data were collected for all recorded cases of completed suicide for the two-year period November 2007 to October 2009 at th…
Switching Suicide Methods in Order to Achieve Lethality
This article focused on the relation between the method of last attempted suicide and the method used during the subsequent completed suicide. Using the method of psychological autopsy, the authors studied all suicide cases from the Athens Greater Area during a 2-year period. Twenty-four percent of the victims had history of previous suicide attempts. The majority of the suicide attempters switched to a different method (p < 0.001) for their fina…
Involuntary admission in Greece
Background and aim: Mental health legislation varies considerably from one country to the other. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the individuals who are brought in by the police for psychiatric assessment and the police involvement in this procedure in Greece. Method: Prospective study of the incident books of the police departments throughout Greece concerning involuntary psychiatric admissions. These books were completed by t…
Preterm birth and maternal psychological health
Studies have shown that preterm birth significantly influences mothers' psychological health. This study aimed to identify factors associated with preterm birth and assess postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms in mothers of preterm infants ( n = 75) compared to mothers who delivered at term ( n = 125) in a Greek sample. Multiple pregnancies, assisted reproduction technology, caesarean section, non-Greek ethnicity and smoking during pregnancy …
Involuntary admission in Greece
Background and aim: Mental health legislation varies considerably from one country to the other. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the individuals who are brought in by the police for psychiatric assessment and the police involvement in this procedure in Greece. Method: Prospective study of the incident books of the police departments throughout Greece concerning involuntary psychiatric admissions. These books were completed by t…
Switching Suicide Methods in Order to Achieve Lethality
This article focused on the relation between the method of last attempted suicide and the method used during the subsequent completed suicide. Using the method of psychological autopsy, the authors studied all suicide cases from the Athens Greater Area during a 2-year period. Twenty-four percent of the victims had history of previous suicide attempts. The majority of the suicide attempters switched to a different method (p < 0.001) for their fina…
Characteristics of immigrant suicide completers in a sample of suicide victims from Greece
BACKGROUND: Immigrants have higher rates of suicidal behaviour in comparison to the indigenous population. AIMS: To describe the characteristics of foreign nationality suicide completers and search for differences between them and native Greeks. This is the first study focused on immigrant suicide victims in Greece. METHODS: Data were collected for all recorded cases of completed suicide for the two-year period November 2007 to October 2009 at th…
Preterm birth and maternal psychological health
Studies have shown that preterm birth significantly influences mothers' psychological health. This study aimed to identify factors associated with preterm birth and assess postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms in mothers of preterm infants ( n = 75) compared to mothers who delivered at term ( n = 125) in a Greek sample. Multiple pregnancies, assisted reproduction technology, caesarean section, non-Greek ethnicity and smoking during pregnancy …
Suicide in Greece 1992–2012
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Since 2008, Greece has entered a long period of economic crisis with adverse effects on various aspects of daily life. In this frame, it is quite important to examine the suicide trends in Greece. METHOD: Our analysis covered the period 1992-2012. 2012 was the last year for which official suicide data were available. The inclusion of data for pre-crisis period enabled us to assess trends in suicide preceding the economic cris…
Conversion disorder in a preschool age girl
This article reports a case of a 5-year-old girl with clinical manifestations of a conversion disorder. Children presenting with a conversion disorder very often have multiple investigations and more than two-thirds of them are admitted to the hospital. This case illustrates the necessity of adapting, from the outset, a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management, which helps in providing an explanatory model that takes into account st…
DataPoll
The computational analysis of big data has revolutionized social science research, offering unprecedented insights into societal behaviors and trends through digital data from online sources. However, existing tools often face limitations such as technical complexity, single-source dependency, and a narrow range of analytical capabilities, hindering accessibility and effectiveness. This article introduces DataPoll, an end-to-end big data analysis…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (4 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Suicide methods (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works) · Suicide rates (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works)