Training

Qualifications/Studies

1. Graduation from High School (Lyceum): Lyceum of Zosimaia School, Ioannina, Greece (1977).
2. Medical Degree: Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece (12.04.1984).
3. License to practice Medicine (1984)
4. Scholarship from the Sector of Social Medicine and Mental Health, University of Ioannina Greece (13/7.3.1985)
5. Postgraduate Student in the Department of Pharmacology in conjunction with the Department of Psychiatry, Sector of Social Medicine and Mental Health, Medical School University of Ioannina, Greece (1985-1990).
6. PhD Degree, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece (29/5/1990, «Excellent»). Doctoral Dissertation: «Alcohol Use and Abuse among Greek High-School Students»
7. Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (16.7.1991).

 

Training in Adult Psychiatry

Senior House Officer in the Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Patras ‘Agios Andreas’ (2/12/1986-2/12/1987)

Resident in the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Ioannina (4.5.1988-1.10.1990 and 1.4.1991-30.5.1991, Head: Professor A. Liakos) and at the Mobile Mental Health Unit, Prefecture of Fokis (1.10.1990- 31.3.1991, Head: Professor P. Sakellaropoulos).

 

Training in Psychotherapy

Training in Family Systems Therapy
Training in Family Systems Therapy at the Athenian Institute of Anthropos (Directors: Georgios and Vaso Vasileiou, Master Trainers of the American Psychiatric Association of Systemic Psychotherapy) (1991-1993).

Training in Psychodynamic Psychiatry – Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Individual Psychoanalysis ( 4 sessions/week by a Psychoanalyst-Member of the Greek and International Psychoanalytic Society, in total 8 years, 1300 hours of psychoanalytic sessions) (1992-2000).

Fortnightly, group psychoanalytic supervision, Fokis, Greece. Supervisor: Professor P. Sakelaropoulos, Tutor Psychoanalyst of the Greek Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (1989-1993).

Fortnightly, group psychoanalytic supervision Athens, Greece. Supervisor: Dr. Ν. Champeris,Tutor Psychoanalyst of the Greek Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (1989-1993).

Weekly individual psychoanalytic supervision, Athens, Greece. Supervisor: Dr. Ν. Champeris, Tutor Psychoanalyst of the Greek Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (1993-1994).

Attendance of the weekly 3-hour sessions on ‘Therapeutic Education’ with weekly supervision and 2-hour teaching of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy by Dr K. Gemenetzis, Psychoanalyst, President of the Greek Society of Existential-Phenomenological Analysis and Psychotherapy (1993-2002).

 

Senior Research Fellowship

Senior Research Fellow in the Psychiatry Research Group, Medical School, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, under the supervision of Professor Francis Creed, Professor of Psychological Medicine (Feb 2008 – Nov 2008). Clinical and health services supervisor: Professor Else Guthrie, Professor of Psychological Medicine and Medical Psychotherapy and Chair of the Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.