Yiannis G Papakostas
Biographic Data
| ID | 8939183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yiannis G Papakostas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yiannis G |
| FAMILY NAME | Papakostas |
| SIGNATURE | PAPAKOSTAS Y G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, 72–74 Vas. Sophias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Horse madness (hippomania) and hippophobia
Anthropophagic horses have been described in classical mythology. From a current perspective, two such instances are worth mentioning and describing: Glaucus of Potniae, King of Efyra, and Diomedes, King of Thrace, who were both devoured by their horses. In both cases, the horses’ extreme aggression and their subsequent anthropophagic behaviour were attributed to their madness (hippomania) induced by the custom of feeding them with flesh. The cur…
A Historical Inquiry into the Appropriateness of the Term `Panic Disorder
Panic disorder was introduced in the standard psychiatric nosology with the publication of the DSM-III in 1980. The myriad of earlier medical and psychiatric names describing anxiety attacks and related conditions were all abandoned, being housed under the term `panic attack and panic disorder.' In this paper, the rationale and the appropriateness of this term are critically examined from a historical perspective. First, a brief historical accoun…
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A Historical Inquiry into the Appropriateness of the Term `Panic Disorder
Panic disorder was introduced in the standard psychiatric nosology with the publication of the DSM-III in 1980. The myriad of earlier medical and psychiatric names describing anxiety attacks and related conditions were all abandoned, being housed under the term `panic attack and panic disorder.' In this paper, the rationale and the appropriateness of this term are critically examined from a historical perspective. First, a brief historical accoun…
Horse madness (hippomania) and hippophobia
Anthropophagic horses have been described in classical mythology. From a current perspective, two such instances are worth mentioning and describing: Glaucus of Potniae, King of Efyra, and Diomedes, King of Thrace, who were both devoured by their horses. In both cases, the horses’ extreme aggression and their subsequent anthropophagic behaviour were attributed to their madness (hippomania) induced by the custom of feeding them with flesh. The cur…
Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aggression (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Anxiety disorder (1 work) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (1 work)