Vaios Peritogiannis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4618353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vaios Peritogiannis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vaios |
| FAMILY NAME | Peritogiannis |
| SIGNATURE | PERITOGIANNIS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, Ioannina, Greece |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9825-154X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
First episode of psychosis in rural Greece
Background: Over the last decades the study of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders has been focused on early and comprehensive intervention during the first episode of psychosis (FEP), but studies in rural settings are only rare. In Greece mental healthcare in rural areas is mostly delivered by the locally-based Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs). Aims: The aim of the present study was to address treatment of FEP patients by the MMHUs in rural areas…
First-contact patients with a community mental health service in rural Greece
BACKGROUND: Treatment continuation is essential for the optimal management of patients with mental disorders in the community, but treatment and outcome are often undermined by the high rates of service disengagement and treatment non-adherence across all psychiatric diagnoses. The phenomenon may be even more relevant in rural settings. AIMS: The aim of the present study was to explore attendance to treatment in first-contact patients in a commun…
Vaccination rates against Covid-19 in patients with severe mental illness attending community mental health services in rural Greece
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 against COVID-19 in patients with SMI. AIMS: The objective of the present study is to explore vaccination rates and co-relations in patients with SMI, attending community mental health services, namely the Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) in rural Greece. METHOD: A…
Who is coercively admitted to psychiatric wards? Epidemiological analysis of inpatient records of involuntary psychiatric admissions to a University General Hospital in Greece for the years 2008–2017
BACKGROUND: Involuntary psychiatric admissions are a widely used practice despite ethical concerns about coercion. There are particular concerns that vulnerable groups, such as single, unemployed or racial minorities, may be more subjected to such practices. AIM: We aimed to investigate the social patterns of involuntary psychiatric admissions from 2008 to 2017 at University General Hospital in Ioannina, Greece. METHOD: We retrospectively assesse…
A comparative study of two Mobile Mental Health Units in different catchment rural areas in Greece
BACKGROUND: Mental healthcare service delivery in rural and remote areas in Greece is challenging due to socioeconomic and geographical reasons, and distant facilities. To address the needs of the underserved areas, the Greek state has launched a number of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs). AIM: The objective of the present study was to explore the differences among two MMHUs, one being run by a university general hospital (MMHU UHA) and the oth…
Research on psychotic disorders in rural areas
BACKGROUND: Research on patients with chronic psychotic disorders in rural areas is scarce. Those patients may not receive adequate mental health care. Mental health disparities among rural and urban areas have been recognized. AIMS: This review aims to present the most recent research on psychotic disorders in rural areas. METHOD: We conducted a search in the PubMed and Scopus databases. The search involved articles published over the last decad…
Decrease of hospitalizations and length of hospital stay in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated in a community mental health service in rural Greece
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 objective of the present study was to assess hospital admissions and length of hospital stay in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, who are engaged to treatment with a Mobile Mental Health Unit (MMHU I-T) in a defined rural catchment area in Greece. METHOD: Da…
Very long-term outcome of psychotic disorders
BACKGROUND: The outcome of schizophrenia and related psychoses is generally modest, and patients display high rates of disability. AIMS: The aim of the review is to present an up-to-date account of the research on the very long-term outcome of psychotic disorders. METHOD: We conducted a search in the PubMed and Scopus databases for articles published since the publication of the very long-term data of the World Health Organization's International…
Functioning in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in rural Greece
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of studies on functioning in patients with psychotic disorders in rural areas. AIM: The objective of this study was to assess functioning in a population-based sample of patients with psychotic disorders who live in rural, remote and deprived areas in Greece, and to explore the differences in functioning across ages. METHODS: The sample consisted of 61 patients with psychotic disorders that were engaged to treatment …
Use of Coercive Physical Measures in a Psychiatric Ward of a General Hospital in Greece
Background: Coercive physical measures are commonly used in psychiatric units throughout the world for the management of severe behaviourally disturbed patients. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the rates of coercive physical measures (seclusion and restraint) used in psychiatric inpatients in the psychiatric unit of a general hospital in Greece. Methods: A retrospective chart review of all admissions to the psychiatric unit of the Univer…
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Use of Coercive Physical Measures in a Psychiatric Ward of a General Hospital in Greece
Background: Coercive physical measures are commonly used in psychiatric units throughout the world for the management of severe behaviourally disturbed patients. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the rates of coercive physical measures (seclusion and restraint) used in psychiatric inpatients in the psychiatric unit of a general hospital in Greece. Methods: A retrospective chart review of all admissions to the psychiatric unit of the Univer…
Decrease of hospitalizations and length of hospital stay in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated in a community mental health service in rural Greece
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 objective of the present study was to assess hospital admissions and length of hospital stay in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, who are engaged to treatment with a Mobile Mental Health Unit (MMHU I-T) in a defined rural catchment area in Greece. METHOD: Da…
Very long-term outcome of psychotic disorders
BACKGROUND: The outcome of schizophrenia and related psychoses is generally modest, and patients display high rates of disability. AIMS: The aim of the review is to present an up-to-date account of the research on the very long-term outcome of psychotic disorders. METHOD: We conducted a search in the PubMed and Scopus databases for articles published since the publication of the very long-term data of the World Health Organization's International…
Functioning in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in rural Greece
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of studies on functioning in patients with psychotic disorders in rural areas. AIM: The objective of this study was to assess functioning in a population-based sample of patients with psychotic disorders who live in rural, remote and deprived areas in Greece, and to explore the differences in functioning across ages. METHODS: The sample consisted of 61 patients with psychotic disorders that were engaged to treatment …
Research on psychotic disorders in rural areas
BACKGROUND: Research on patients with chronic psychotic disorders in rural areas is scarce. Those patients may not receive adequate mental health care. Mental health disparities among rural and urban areas have been recognized. AIMS: This review aims to present the most recent research on psychotic disorders in rural areas. METHOD: We conducted a search in the PubMed and Scopus databases. The search involved articles published over the last decad…
A comparative study of two Mobile Mental Health Units in different catchment rural areas in Greece
BACKGROUND: Mental healthcare service delivery in rural and remote areas in Greece is challenging due to socioeconomic and geographical reasons, and distant facilities. To address the needs of the underserved areas, the Greek state has launched a number of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs). AIM: The objective of the present study was to explore the differences among two MMHUs, one being run by a university general hospital (MMHU UHA) and the oth…
Vaccination rates against Covid-19 in patients with severe mental illness attending community mental health services in rural Greece
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 against COVID-19 in patients with SMI. AIMS: The objective of the present study is to explore vaccination rates and co-relations in patients with SMI, attending community mental health services, namely the Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) in rural Greece. METHOD: A…
Who is coercively admitted to psychiatric wards? Epidemiological analysis of inpatient records of involuntary psychiatric admissions to a University General Hospital in Greece for the years 2008–2017
BACKGROUND: Involuntary psychiatric admissions are a widely used practice despite ethical concerns about coercion. There are particular concerns that vulnerable groups, such as single, unemployed or racial minorities, may be more subjected to such practices. AIM: We aimed to investigate the social patterns of involuntary psychiatric admissions from 2008 to 2017 at University General Hospital in Ioannina, Greece. METHOD: We retrospectively assesse…
First-contact patients with a community mental health service in rural Greece
BACKGROUND: Treatment continuation is essential for the optimal management of patients with mental disorders in the community, but treatment and outcome are often undermined by the high rates of service disengagement and treatment non-adherence across all psychiatric diagnoses. The phenomenon may be even more relevant in rural settings. AIMS: The aim of the present study was to explore attendance to treatment in first-contact patients in a commun…
First episode of psychosis in rural Greece
Background: Over the last decades the study of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders has been focused on early and comprehensive intervention during the first episode of psychosis (FEP), but studies in rural settings are only rare. In Greece mental healthcare in rural areas is mostly delivered by the locally-based Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs). Aims: The aim of the present study was to address treatment of FEP patients by the MMHUs in rural areas…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (9 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (6 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychiatric care and mental health services (4 works) · Rural area (4 works)