Antonios Poulios
Biographic Data
| ID | 786401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antonios Poulios |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antonios |
| FAMILY NAME | Poulios |
| SIGNATURE | POULIOS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Crete |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9212-7986 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“How Is a Person Honored when They’re Shut Inside a Sack?”
The purpose of this research is to explore how bereaved adults in Greece experienced pandemic-related disruptions to funerary bodily care and rituals, and how these impediments shaped their mourning. Thirteen adults who lost a loved one between May 2020 and June 2021 participated in semi-structured interviews, and the data were subjected to Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA). The participants described their experiences of health restrictions, the…
The mental health burden of LGBT+ refugees and asylum seekers in Greece
Babies of the 80s
Precarity Factors of Street-Based Sex Work Within Criminalised Contexts
This community research study aims to investigate the intersecting self-identified precarity factors and identities associated with street-based sex work in a criminalised context, specifically in Athens, Greece, to improve the effectiveness of individualised care interventions. Interviews of 264 cis and trans female sex workers were conducted from June 2021 to December 2022, at a community day centre for sex workers in Athens. The community-base…
The Distinction Between Chemsex and Sexualized Drug Use Among Men Who have Sex with Men
Sexualized Drug Use and Chemsex
Objectives: The study aims to investigate rates of sexualized drug use (SDU) and chemsex, a type of SDU involving specifically the use of crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone, or GHB/GBL and their association with the rates of negative sexual health outcomes among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Greece. Methods: Survey of 485 MSM in internal disease departments and community testing centers. Results: Twenty-eight percent of participants were in…
Chemsex
Chemsex is the rising phenomenon of recreational drug use during sex among queer people, involving a certain mindset and particular substances. Chemsex users face difficulties already noted in the psychoanalytic addiction treatment literature. However, chemsex also raises specific clinical challenges regarding queer sexuality. This article mainly draws on theories by Lacan, Aulagnier, Laplanche, Saketopoulou, and Olivienstein, and my clinical wor…
Neonatal End-of-Life Decision Making
Understanding healthcare professionals' therapeutic intensiveness in the face of NICU ethical dilemmas can improve NICU policies, support strategies, and, consequently, the quality of neonatal intensive care
Bioethical Decisions in Neonatal Intensive Care
This study presents, for the first time, empirical data on practices regarding bioethical decision-making in treatment of preterm and ill newborns in Greece. The aim of the study was to: a) record self-reported practices and involvement of Greek physicians in decisions of withholding and withdrawing neonatal intensive care, and b) explore the implication of cultural, ethical, and professional parameters in decision-making. Methods: 71 physicians,…
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 …
Chemsex
Chemsex is the rising phenomenon of recreational drug use during sex among queer people, involving a certain mindset and particular substances. Chemsex users face difficulties already noted in the psychoanalytic addiction treatment literature. However, chemsex also raises specific clinical challenges regarding queer sexuality. This article mainly draws on theories by Lacan, Aulagnier, Laplanche, Saketopoulou, and Olivienstein, and my clinical wor…
The Distinction Between Chemsex and Sexualized Drug Use Among Men Who have Sex with Men
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 …
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 …
Bioethical Decisions in Neonatal Intensive Care
This study presents, for the first time, empirical data on practices regarding bioethical decision-making in treatment of preterm and ill newborns in Greece. The aim of the study was to: a) record self-reported practices and involvement of Greek physicians in decisions of withholding and withdrawing neonatal intensive care, and b) explore the implication of cultural, ethical, and professional parameters in decision-making. Methods: 71 physicians,…
Neonatal End-of-Life Decision Making
Understanding healthcare professionals' therapeutic intensiveness in the face of NICU ethical dilemmas can improve NICU policies, support strategies, and, consequently, the quality of neonatal intensive care
Sexualized Drug Use and Chemsex
Objectives: The study aims to investigate rates of sexualized drug use (SDU) and chemsex, a type of SDU involving specifically the use of crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone, or GHB/GBL and their association with the rates of negative sexual health outcomes among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Greece. Methods: Survey of 485 MSM in internal disease departments and community testing centers. Results: Twenty-eight percent of participants were in…
Chemsex
Chemsex is the rising phenomenon of recreational drug use during sex among queer people, involving a certain mindset and particular substances. Chemsex users face difficulties already noted in the psychoanalytic addiction treatment literature. However, chemsex also raises specific clinical challenges regarding queer sexuality. This article mainly draws on theories by Lacan, Aulagnier, Laplanche, Saketopoulou, and Olivienstein, and my clinical wor…
The Distinction Between Chemsex and Sexualized Drug Use Among Men Who have Sex with Men
Babies of the 80s
Precarity Factors of Street-Based Sex Work Within Criminalised Contexts
This community research study aims to investigate the intersecting self-identified precarity factors and identities associated with street-based sex work in a criminalised context, specifically in Athens, Greece, to improve the effectiveness of individualised care interventions. Interviews of 264 cis and trans female sex workers were conducted from June 2021 to December 2022, at a community day centre for sex workers in Athens. The community-base…
The mental health burden of LGBT+ refugees and asylum seekers in Greece
“How Is a Person Honored when They’re Shut Inside a Sack?”
The purpose of this research is to explore how bereaved adults in Greece experienced pandemic-related disruptions to funerary bodily care and rituals, and how these impediments shaped their mourning. Thirteen adults who lost a loved one between May 2020 and June 2021 participated in semi-structured interviews, and the data were subjected to Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA). The participants described their experiences of health restrictions, the…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · Sex work and related issues (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Bioethics (2 works) · Demography (2 works)