Greek Psychiatrie Patients During World War II and the Greek Civil War, 1940-1949

This article addresses the fate of institutionalized patients in Greece during World War II and the Civil War that followed, the treatment of Greek Jews and Gypsies by the occupiers, the psychological effects of war on the general population, the fate of "rescued" children, and the second...

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Published in:International journal of mental health 2007-12, Vol.36 (4), p.57-66
Main Authors: Tzavaras, Athanase, Ploumbidis, Dimitris, Asser, Ariella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child psychology
Civil wars
Genocide
Jewish peoples
Mental health
Nazism
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychology
Starvation
World wars
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Summary:This article addresses the fate of institutionalized patients in Greece during World War II and the Civil War that followed, the treatment of Greek Jews and Gypsies by the occupiers, the psychological effects of war on the general population, the fate of "rescued" children, and the second generation studies of victims of the Civil War and the Holocaust in Greece. The winter of1941-42 was marked by tens of thousands of deaths across the country as the direct result of starvation, psychiatric patients included.
ISSN:0020-7411
1557-9328