Editorial #14
In this fourteenth issue of Exartiseis we will once again revisit KETHEA’s interventions in the therapeutic system. This opportunity is offered by the pioneering and extraordinary, for the reality of the Greek prisons, initiative undertaken by KETHEA’s program “En Drasei” a Therapeutic Community that has been created and has just started operating, at the […]
Editorial #15
KETHEA’s (Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals) liaising with the local government at all levels has nearly become the main, if not sole, factor of development for delivering treatment interventions. Since 2002, when the first, and only, so far National Action Plan for Drug Addiction, was drawn and set in effect, the state has adopted a […]
Editorial #22
Professor Panayiotis Sakellaropoulos, is one of the most important figures in the field of social psychiatry and child psychiatry, also a former member of the Board of Directors of KETHEA. As a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, founding member of the Hellenic Psychoanalytical Society, the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, the Mental […]
Editorial #23
In times of prolonged socio economic crisis one of the fields that suffers most is that of drug addiction research and treatment. In a country where unemployment rises up the need for research in the changing patterns of drug use and the increase of alcohol consumption should be a priority. Even though, alcohol industry for […]
Editorial #24
At crisis times when the discussion about the appropriate treatment model for addiction is thriving we decided to present this interview of Juan Parés y Plans (Corelli). Juan Parés y Plans was the vice-president of the most successful addiction treatment program in Italy, CeIS (Centro Italiano di Solidarietà), Rome, for a number of years. Juan […]
Editorial #25
In April 2016, a very important meeting will take place in New York dealing with the issue of decriminalization of substance use. The divergence of policies among the different countries is enormous; note that in some of them drug use still carries the capital punishment. What remains to be seen is whether this meeting will […]
A comprehensive review of both national and international policies for drugs
Petros Triantos ABSTRACT The article provides a summative review on the formation of drug policy both in international and domestic level. A remark on the initial problem of measurement in the accurate number of addicts which is closely related to the drug policy formation. The development of drug policy both in international and European […]
The role of sport and exercise in SUD recovery: Recommendations for practical implementation
Fotis Panagiotounis Department of Education, KETHEA, Greece, email: panagiotounisfotis@gmail.com DOI: https://doi.org/10.57160/BYMY6433 Introduction Regular physical activity has been linked to multiple benefits for the treatment of substance use disorders in recent years, with a number of studies demonstrating its multifaceted role (Thompson et al., 2020). Indeed, there is evidence to suggest that exercise, via psychological, […]
Issue 17
Contents Editorial Interview with Igor Koutsenok DRUG ADDICTION IN GREECE KETHEA – ALPHA : Seven Years of Alcohol and Gambling Treatment Antonios Parios KETHEA-ALPHA: External evaluation report E. Lykouras, Athanasios Douzenis TREATMENT PERSPECTIVES For a historical city centre in Athens without exclusions Charalampos Poulopoulos INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Collateral damage from […]
Issue 18
Contents Editorial Interview with Joe Cullen DRUG ADDICTION IN GREECE A cognitive-behavioural therapy group anxiety management programme in methadone maintenance: a pilot study Olga Konstantinou & DIana Charila Prevention of student delinquency in primary education: the aspects of schoolteachers, trained in programs of health promotion, about prevention of student’s delinquent behaviours […]
