Costas Tsiamis
Biographic Data
| ID | 7916414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Costas Tsiamis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Costas |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsiamis |
| SIGNATURE | TSIAMIS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3277-8402 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Time to Rethink Refugee and Migrant Health in Europe
In the last three years, the European Union (EU) is being confronted with the most significant influx of migrants and refugees since World War II. Although the dimensions of this influx-taking the global scale into account-might be regarded as modest, the institutional response to that phenomenon so far has been suboptimal, including the health sector. While inherent challenges of refugee and migrant (R&M) health are well established, it seems th…
The “Endura” of The Cathars’ Heresy
History of leucotomies in Greece
In order to present the social, scientific and institutional context which permitted the use of leucotomies in Greece, we have reviewed the Archives of the Medical Associations, the medical literature of the years 1946–56, a reader’s dissertation and the memoirs of two psychiatrists. More than 250 leucotomies were done in the two public psychiatric hospitals in Athens from 1947 to 1954, as well as 40 leucotomies in the public psychiatric hospital…
Holy Fools
Lycanthropy in Byzantine times (AD 330—1453)
In this paper, the original Greek language texts of the Byzantine medical literature about lycanthropy are reviewed. The transformation of a human being into a wolf and the adoption of animal-like behaviour, which were already known from mythology and had been presented in the scientific works of ancient Greek and Roman physicians, were examined by six Byzantine physicians and explained as a type of melancholic depression or mania. In spite of th…
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Lycanthropy in Byzantine times (AD 330—1453)
In this paper, the original Greek language texts of the Byzantine medical literature about lycanthropy are reviewed. The transformation of a human being into a wolf and the adoption of animal-like behaviour, which were already known from mythology and had been presented in the scientific works of ancient Greek and Roman physicians, were examined by six Byzantine physicians and explained as a type of melancholic depression or mania. In spite of th…
Holy Fools
History of leucotomies in Greece
In order to present the social, scientific and institutional context which permitted the use of leucotomies in Greece, we have reviewed the Archives of the Medical Associations, the medical literature of the years 1946–56, a reader’s dissertation and the memoirs of two psychiatrists. More than 250 leucotomies were done in the two public psychiatric hospitals in Athens from 1947 to 1954, as well as 40 leucotomies in the public psychiatric hospital…
The “Endura” of The Cathars’ Heresy
Time to Rethink Refugee and Migrant Health in Europe
In the last three years, the European Union (EU) is being confronted with the most significant influx of migrants and refugees since World War II. Although the dimensions of this influx-taking the global scale into account-might be regarded as modest, the institutional response to that phenomenon so far has been suboptimal, including the health sector. While inherent challenges of refugee and migrant (R&M) health are well established, it seems th…
History (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Byzantine architecture (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Phenomenon (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)