Maria Samakouri
Biographic Data
| ID | 4618360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Samakouri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Samakouri |
| SIGNATURE | SAMAKOURI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Democritus University of Thrace |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3173-0474 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From exclusion to inclusion
Second Chance Schools (SCSs) are innovative institutions located worldwide, including Greece, that allow adults who haven't completed compulsory education to reintegrate into educational systems. This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and challenges associated with second chance education. Conducted in SCSs within the Central Macedonia region of Greece, the research involved seven school units, with a total of 21…
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…
Trust in Healthcare, Medical Mistrust, and Health Outcomes in Times of Health Crisis
Background/Objectives: The concepts of trust and distrust in health systems during health crises are significantly related to public adoption of health behaviors and health outcomes. The aim of this review is to examine trust and mistrust during times of health crisis, such as periods of viral pandemics and epidemics, and how these concepts relate to public health behaviors and, by extension, affect health outcomes. Methods: A focused search was …
What renders living alone a risk factor for involuntary psychiatric admission
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…
Bullying and minorities in secondary school students in Thrace-Greece
The aim of the present study is to examine probable heterogeneity in aggressive behaviors and peer victimization among ethnically diverse secondary schools in Thrace. It is a culturally diverse region in Northeastern Greece, which includes Greek Christians and a significant minority of Muslims and immigrants. The study population consisted of 572 school students (293 girls, 279 boys, Mage = 14.24), who completed the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Qu…
Psychosocial support and cognitive deficits in adults with schizophrenia
BACKGROUND: In recent decades there has been an increasing interest in cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. However, only a few studies have examined the impact of psychosocial support on the prevention of cognitive deterioration in patients who suffer from schizophrenia. AIM: The aims of the present study are: (1) to confirm the presence of cognitive deficits among patients with schizophrenia; (2) to explore any correlations between such deficit…
Victimization of the severely mentally ill in Greece
BACKGROUND: In contrast to extensive research on psychiatric patients' dangerousness, very few studies have examined their victimization. AIM: The aim of our study is to record reported victimization of seriously mentally ill outpatients in Greece and compare them with healthy controls. METHOD: We interviewed 150 severely mentally ill outpatients and a matched group of healthy controls using a semi-structured interview. This recorded incidents of…
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of Roma and non-Roma psychiatric outpatients in Greece
Roma patients face serious social problems and show greater levels of symptoms than the majority group. The limitations of this include that the sample was not representative of the general psychiatric patient population and language, as well as other cultural and educational barriers, might have obscured important aspects of the Roma people's psychopathology
Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (DPRS)
Background: The aim of this paper is to report on the Greek version of the Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (DPRS) and its validity and reliability when administered to a Greek sample. The DPRS is a clinician-rated measure of psychiatric symptoms with nine basic and eight complementary symptom dimensions and a Global Pathology Index. Method: The DPRS was translated into Greek and administered to 161 psychiatric patients and healthy volunteers. …
Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (Isel) - College Version
Objectives: a) To validate the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) - college version in a Greek population sample and b) To test the hypothesis that students scoring high on the ISEL present stronger resistance to stressful experiences and fewer psychological or physical problems. Design: Rating scale assessment and analytical cross-sectional study. Method: The ISEL was translated into Greek and then back-translated into English. A rando…
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of Roma and non-Roma psychiatric outpatients in Greece
Roma patients face serious social problems and show greater levels of symptoms than the majority group. The limitations of this include that the sample was not representative of the general psychiatric patient population and language, as well as other cultural and educational barriers, might have obscured important aspects of the Roma people's psychopathology
Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (DPRS)
Background: The aim of this paper is to report on the Greek version of the Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (DPRS) and its validity and reliability when administered to a Greek sample. The DPRS is a clinician-rated measure of psychiatric symptoms with nine basic and eight complementary symptom dimensions and a Global Pathology Index. Method: The DPRS was translated into Greek and administered to 161 psychiatric patients and healthy volunteers. …
Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (Isel) - College Version
Objectives: a) To validate the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) - college version in a Greek population sample and b) To test the hypothesis that students scoring high on the ISEL present stronger resistance to stressful experiences and fewer psychological or physical problems. Design: Rating scale assessment and analytical cross-sectional study. Method: The ISEL was translated into Greek and then back-translated into English. A rando…
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of Roma and non-Roma psychiatric outpatients in Greece
Roma patients face serious social problems and show greater levels of symptoms than the majority group. The limitations of this include that the sample was not representative of the general psychiatric patient population and language, as well as other cultural and educational barriers, might have obscured important aspects of the Roma people's psychopathology
Victimization of the severely mentally ill in Greece
BACKGROUND: In contrast to extensive research on psychiatric patients' dangerousness, very few studies have examined their victimization. AIM: The aim of our study is to record reported victimization of seriously mentally ill outpatients in Greece and compare them with healthy controls. METHOD: We interviewed 150 severely mentally ill outpatients and a matched group of healthy controls using a semi-structured interview. This recorded incidents of…
Psychosocial support and cognitive deficits in adults with schizophrenia
BACKGROUND: In recent decades there has been an increasing interest in cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. However, only a few studies have examined the impact of psychosocial support on the prevention of cognitive deterioration in patients who suffer from schizophrenia. AIM: The aims of the present study are: (1) to confirm the presence of cognitive deficits among patients with schizophrenia; (2) to explore any correlations between such deficit…
Bullying and minorities in secondary school students in Thrace-Greece
The aim of the present study is to examine probable heterogeneity in aggressive behaviors and peer victimization among ethnically diverse secondary schools in Thrace. It is a culturally diverse region in Northeastern Greece, which includes Greek Christians and a significant minority of Muslims and immigrants. The study population consisted of 572 school students (293 girls, 279 boys, Mage = 14.24), who completed the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Qu…
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…
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…
What renders living alone a risk factor for involuntary psychiatric admission
Trust in Healthcare, Medical Mistrust, and Health Outcomes in Times of Health Crisis
Background/Objectives: The concepts of trust and distrust in health systems during health crises are significantly related to public adoption of health behaviors and health outcomes. The aim of this review is to examine trust and mistrust during times of health crisis, such as periods of viral pandemics and epidemics, and how these concepts relate to public health behaviors and, by extension, affect health outcomes. Methods: A focused search was …
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…
From exclusion to inclusion
Second Chance Schools (SCSs) are innovative institutions located worldwide, including Greece, that allow adults who haven't completed compulsory education to reintegrate into educational systems. This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and challenges associated with second chance education. Conducted in SCSs within the Central Macedonia region of Greece, the research involved seven school units, with a total of 21…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) (4 works)