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ABSTRACT Introduction: The transitional period of pregnancy, with the physiological changes that follow, can trigger mental disorders, with anxiety and depression to be the dominant mood disorders. The factors affecting women’s mental health, are complex and involve social,... Read More

ABSTRACT Health professionals (HPs) face high stress situations every day as they have to deal with many stressful situations and make difficult decisions, with consequences for both their physical and mental health. It is therefore important that they strengthen their resilience... Read More

SUMMARY Introduction: During the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic, frontline health personnel was faced with unprecedented working conditions. The need to adapt to rapidly changing healthcare protocols and changes in the workplace compromised the mental resilience of healthcare... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment approaches for drug addiction are classified into several general types: psychosocial interventions as a part of drug-free programs, opioid maintenance treatment programs and detoxification programs. Μethadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is one of... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) of healthcare professionals (HP) is a negative feeling driven by fear, “suffering” and work related trauma that can be direct (primary) trauma or occurs after the secondary exposure to people who have experienced extremely... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Τhere is increased interest of the scientific community in assessing the level of knowledge on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) among health care professionals, mainly due to the high prevalence of cardiac arrest (CA). Research data demonstrate the... Read More

ABSTRACT The nursing profession is characterized by high levels of work stress and serious associated health problems. The aim of the present study was to explore the strategies nurses employ before, during and after work to cope with every day work stress. The literature review... Read More