ISSUE 26

April 2025

ISSN 2241-6773

EditorKatia Charalabaki

PublisherNikos Marketos

Editorial BoardRozalia Giannaki, Kia Thanopoulou, Katerina Theodoraki, Athanasia Kati, Dimitris Kokkalis, Nikos Marketos, Valeria Pomini, Evdokia Tagouli, Katia Charalabaki

THIS ISSUE'S ARTICLES

Article 1/ Issue 26
INTRODUCTION - ISSUE 26
Nikos Marketos, Psychiatrist – Systemic PsychotherapistThis issue is dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Family Therapy Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital
Article 2/ Issue 26
30 Years of the Family Therapy Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital
Katia Charalabaki, Psychiatrist – Systemic PsychotherapistIn this presentation we will begin with the “prehistory” of the framework regarding how it came to be that the F.T.U. was housed in the area of Pagrati, when its “mother” the Attica Psychiatric Hospital was In Daphni.
Article 3/ Issue 26
Lecture
Fotis Kotsidas, Psychiatrist – PsychotherapistI wonder if today’s event comprises an invocation of honour, a farewell, or a remembrance of a beginning...
Article 4/ Issue 26
My experience working at the Family Therapy Unit
Athena Goka, NurseI remember that we used to be the institution not only for our colleagues from the hospital, but also for the other people in the block of flats and the neighbourhood...
Article 5/ Issue 26
"Connections and Separations: From the Individual to the Family and from the Family to the Individual."
Kia Thanopoulou, Msc, ECP, Systemic Psychotherapist, Trainer and Supervisor, Family Therapy Unit, Psychiatric Hospital of Attica In this paper, on the occasion of the Family Therapy Unit's Conference "Celebrating our 30 years", we discuss connection, separation and early termination as part of the therapeutic process.
Article 6/ Issue 26
Values in Psychotherapy and the Family Therapy Unit: The telling of a story
Athanasia Kati, Psychologist (Msc) – Systemic PsychotherapistOgden, in his book "This Art of Psychoanalysis", states that a person seeks out an analyst (or therapist) because he is experiencing mental pain...
Article 7/ Issue 26
Six short “personal” stories
Ioanna Anagnostopoulou, Mental Health Nurse, Family Therapy Unit Counting 27 consecutive years in the Family Therapy Unit there are many things I would like to say about my colleagues and my work...
Article 8/ Issue 26
The Systemic view in clinical practice
Ersi Tsopanaki, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist Very early on in my work, I found that the relationships of the inpatients with their families were constantly in the forefront...
Article 9/ Issue 26
The Unit’s work "From Yesterday to Today"
Maria Stathaki, MSc Mental Health Nurse The presentation includes a brief historical review and the recording of statistical data...
Article 10/ Issue 26
The Dynamics of Power in Clinical Theory and Practice: How Ideas Shape the Field of Mental Health and Society
Dimitra Doumpioti, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Director of the International Psychotherapeutic Centre HestiaWe will explore the impact of power in the therapeutic relationship, the role of diagnosis as an exercise that may involve an abuse of power and the need for a new paradigm that allows us to intervene without perpetuating iatrogenic structures.
Article 11/ Issue 26
FROM THE UNIT (I) TO THE GROUP (WE)
Efi Konida, Psychologist, Welcome Persons in “Our Big Home”.The group is a space where the unconscious is expressed, as Anzieu (1975) and Kaës (2007) said, where specific psychic phenomena are manifested
Article 12/ Issue 26
The journey of the professional self through time
Lambrini Ioannou, Psychologist - Systemic PsychotherapistMy own story regarding the Family Therapy Unit begins with Autism, which has always been and still remains, my great professional passion...
Article 13/ Issue 26
The Contribution of the Systemic Therapeutic Approach in a Community - Based Psychosocial Intervention Program
Michalis Papantonopoulos, PsychologistThe Psychosocial Intervention Program for Adolescents and Young Adults operates as a network of mental health units to support young adults dealing with psychosocial difficulties...
Article 14/ Issue 26
Family Therapy Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital: Celebrating our 30 years
Elpida Goutseli, MSc Counselling Psychologist, 414 Military Hospital of Athens, Psychiatric ClinicI will describe certain principles and values that form the Family Therapy Unit as a training framework by conveying the voices of trainers and trainees through two levels of observation
Article 15/ Issue 26
"It is simply pointless to tell our child any fairy tales". Transgenerational aspects of forced migration in the digital era
Maria Borcsa, Psychologist, Family Therapist, Trainer, Supervisor, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Paula Witzel , B.A. in Social work, M.A.in Therapeutic social work The authors illustrate effects of information and communication technologies on transgenerational relationships...
Article 16/ Issue 26
Comment on the book "Lavrio Analyzed: Alterations and sublations in a modern city," by Giorgos Bithymitris
Sotiris Manolopoulos, Psychiatrist-Child Psychiatrist, PsychoanalystPsychoanalysis, since the time of Freud, has maintained a relationship of estrangement with sociology.
Article 17/ Issue 26
Book Review: Hidden Psychic Beauty By Dimitris Karagiannis, PUBLICATIONS: ARMOS
Nikos Marketos, Psychiatrist – Systemic PsychotherapistIn the unfolding of the view of psychic function and interpersonal relationships, the concepts often mentioned and discussed in the book are the dark self, the false self, the core of psychic beauty, self-knowledge, meaning, and the thankful way of life.
Article 18/ Issue 26
“FOR A LITTLE JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE NOT YET BORN”
Christos Mastelos, Political scientist, postgraduate student of political philosophy, authorThe collection of essays included in the volume "De-medicalizing misery, psychiatry, psychology and the human condition" is a very important legacy

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ISSUE 26

April 2025

THIS ISSUE'S ARTICLES

INTRODUCTION - ISSUE 26

30 Years of the Family Therapy Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital

Lecture

My experience working at the Family Therapy Unit

"Connections and Separations: From the Individual to the Family and from the Family to the Individual."

Values in Psychotherapy and the Family Therapy Unit: The telling of a story

Six short “personal” stories

The Systemic view in clinical practice

The Unit’s work "From Yesterday to Today"

The Dynamics of Power in Clinical Theory and Practice: How Ideas Shape the Field of Mental Health and Society

FROM THE UNIT (I) TO THE GROUP (WE)

The journey of the professional self through time

The Contribution of the Systemic Therapeutic Approach in a Community - Based Psychosocial Intervention Program

Family Therapy Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital: Celebrating our 30 years

"It is simply pointless to tell our child any fairy tales". Transgenerational aspects of forced migration in the digital era

Comment on the book "Lavrio Analyzed: Alterations and sublations in a modern city," by Giorgos Bithymitris

Book Review: Hidden Psychic Beauty By Dimitris Karagiannis, PUBLICATIONS: ARMOS

“FOR A LITTLE JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE NOT YET BORN”

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