Dromokaition Psychiatric Hospital of Athens: institution's historical path and timeless evolution of the main nosografical and psychopathological concepts

Abstract

Dromokaition psychiatric hospital opened its doors in 1887, following the donation made by Zorzis Dromokaitis from the island of Chios. Dromokaition was unique, as it was the first Psychiatric Hospital in Athens, admitting patients from every part of the country. In this thesis the long service of the institution is highlighted through the different historical periods the country went through. The chronicle of its foundation, the development of its inner structure and the medical and organizational influences which it received, along the way are also presented. The therapeutic methods used during the first decades of its operation, reflected the corresponding European standards of the time. As a model institution from its foundation, it followed closely the prevailing European guidelines, throughout its historical path, either as an independent institution or as an integrated one within the National Health Service. The purpose of the study is the elevation of the physiognomy of users ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/42679
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/42679
ND
42679
Alternative title
Το Δρομοκαΐτειο Ψυχιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής: ιστορική πορεία του ιδρύματος και διαχρονική εξέλιξη των κύριων νοσογραφικών και ψυχοπαθολογικών εννοιών
Author
Fiste, Markella (Father's name: Platon)
Date
2015
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Πλουμπίδης Δημήτριος
Λιάππας Ιωάννης
Πουλάκου - Ρεμπελάκου Έφη
Ανδρούτσος Γεώργιος
Ζέρβας Ιωάννης
Γκατζώνης Στέργιος
Κόλλιας Κωνσταντίνος
Discipline
Medical and Health Sciences
Basic Medicine
Clinical Medicine
Keywords
Dromokaition psychiatric hospital; Biological psychiatry; Psychosurgery; Occupational therapy; Deinstitutionalization; Private donation; Internment
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
xiv, 220 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch.
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