Papers by Eugenie Georgaca
Psychologia: to periodiko tīs Ellīnikīs Psychologikīs Etaireias/Psychologia. To periodiko tīs Ellīnikīs Psychologikīs Etaireias, Feb 11, 2024
The present study investigates the constructions of people diagnosed with "mental illness" in Gre... more The present study investigates the constructions of people diagnosed with "mental illness" in Greek criminal court rulings. A Foucauldian discourse analysis approach was applied to criminal court rulings published from 2009 to 2018 to identify dominant discursive resources used to construct "mental illness", as well as the functions performed by judicial discourse through the specific depictions of perpetrators and their crimes. Two main constructs emerged from the analysis. When constructing the unimputable "dangerous mental patient", an intersection of biomedical and dangerousness discourses depicts the person as unpredictable, incapable of self-awareness, selfdetermination, and moral judgment. In the imputable "criminal personality" construction, the impact of "mental illness" on the committed crimes is relativized, since the criminal act is attributed to psychological characteristics of the individual, who is portrayed as deliberately violating the rules of socially acceptable behavior despite being capable of rational thinking and moral reasoning. The central issues that emerged include the pre-constructed categorization of the perpetrators into imputable or non-imputable, according to the determined degree of moral agency, and the selective utilization of biomedical discourse by the court, whereby it evaluates psychiatric expertise sometimes as objective evidence and others as unreliable opinion.
Routledge eBooks, Sep 17, 2023
Psychologia: to periodiko tīs Ellīnikīs Psychologikīs Etaireias/Psychologia. To periodiko tīs Ellīnikīs Psychologikīs Etaireias, Feb 11, 2024
The present study investigates the constructions of people diagnosed with "mental illness" in Gre... more The present study investigates the constructions of people diagnosed with "mental illness" in Greek criminal court rulings. A Foucauldian discourse analysis approach was applied to criminal court rulings published from 2009 to 2018 to identify dominant discursive resources used to construct "mental illness", as well as the functions performed by judicial discourse through the specific depictions of perpetrators and their crimes. Two main constructs emerged from the analysis. When constructing the unimputable "dangerous mental patient", an intersection of biomedical and dangerousness discourses depicts the person as unpredictable, incapable of self-awareness, selfdetermination, and moral judgment. In the imputable "criminal personality" construction, the impact of "mental illness" on the committed crimes is relativized, since the criminal act is attributed to psychological characteristics of the individual, who is portrayed as deliberately violating the rules of socially acceptable behavior despite being capable of rational thinking and moral reasoning. The central issues that emerged include the pre-constructed categorization of the perpetrators into imputable or non-imputable, according to the determined degree of moral agency, and the selective utilization of biomedical discourse by the court, whereby it evaluates psychiatric expertise sometimes as objective evidence and others as unreliable opinion.
Routledge eBooks, Sep 17, 2023
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter
Artistic creation using data that come from different domains such as the human body, environment... more Artistic creation using data that come from different domains such as the human body, environment, scientific measures etc. is not new to the contemporary artistic scene. The transformation of bodily data into other modalities through sonification or visualization in interactive music, dance performances, projections, procedural animation and live-coding is a common practice in the realm of digital and hybrid arts. From the perspective of Human-Computer Interaction, in this paper we pose the research question of if and how different forms of data that capture the embodied reactions to social issues can be re-usable for artistic creations for the global community through an online platform. Applying user-centred design methods, we report on the feasibility, implications and opportunities of such an approach. • Applied computing → Arts and humanities; • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI .
Healthcare, Mar 11, 2024
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Healthcare, 2024
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
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Frontiers in Psychology, Jan 25, 2023
The present study aimed to explore co-therapists' relationship and how therapists' individual pre... more The present study aimed to explore co-therapists' relationship and how therapists' individual presence influences this relationship in Open Dialogue. Although cotherapy is key in Open Dialogue network meetings, the processes of that relationship remain largely understudied. The study applied thematic analysis to semi-structured interviews with 20 Open Dialogue trained therapists working in public and private sectors internationally. The results indicate that therapists are present in a meeting with their experiencing and professional self. Specific co-therapy processes allow cotherapists to attune to one another verbally and physically, creating a shared space that promotes new common understandings, shared responsibility and ultimately a transformation of each therapist's self and practice. Trust between co-therapists seems to be a prerequisite for co-therapy to flourish. Results of the present study reveal a dynamic influence of co-therapy practice, in which co-therapy promotes a more dialogical personality and allows the therapists' own transformation, which in turn enables common understandings and sharing of responsibility. Considering the growing interest in dialogical approaches and Open Dialogue trainings, trainers, supervisors, and practitioners need to be aware of and attend to the dynamics of co-therapy relationship in order to care for themselves, their team and ultimately the networks they collaborate with.
Outlines. Critical Practice Studies, Nov 23, 2000
The paper uses the Offenders' Social Reintegration Project, run between 1988 and 1998... more The paper uses the Offenders' Social Reintegration Project, run between 1988 and 1998 by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, to discuss the characteristics of new forms of action research and to reflect on the main debates within action research literature. Firstly, new forms of action research dealing with community issues tend to take place within complex systems, aiming to bring potential partners together and to facilitate the development of networks of organisations. Networking presupposes a more open-ended mode of research and opens the question of participation of the social groups concerned. The varying and changing degrees of participation within the Project are described with reference to the role of the researchers and the discrepancy between formal and informal partnerships. Secondly, the relation between research and action is dealt with via a discussion of the different types of knowledge produced in the course of the Project and their appropriateness for informing and evaluating practice. The implications of these arguments for the scientific status of action research and the paradigm within which it can be located are also addressed. Thirdly, the paper discusses the role of the various institutional contexts in shaping and constraining possible types of research and action. Finally, the type of change pursued by action research projects is considered with reference to the ongoing debate within action research literature on the role of politics, leading to the acknowledgement of the inevitable implication of political negotiations and power in any initiative towards social change.
Healthcare
Despite their controversiality, involuntary admissions in psychiatric departments remain a centra... more Despite their controversiality, involuntary admissions in psychiatric departments remain a central issue in mental health care. The present study aims to identify demographic and clinical factors possibly associated with emergency involuntary psychiatric assessment and its outcome in Greece. This study was carried out in the psychiatric department of the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis (UGHA) from 1 March 2018 to 28 February 2019. The sample included 191 individuals who had been psychiatrically assessed without their consent following a prosecutorial order. The majority of the involuntary assessments resulted in hospitalization (71%), with 51% of them resulting in involuntary hospitalization. Almost all patients diagnosed with “F20–29 schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders” were subsequently admitted to the psychiatric department of the UGHA (77 of 81, 66 of them involuntarily). Higher admission rates were recorded among those who had been referred from t...
Current Psychology
In the original version of this article, the given and family names of all authors were incorrect... more In the original version of this article, the given and family names of all authors were incorrectly structured. The name was displayed correctly in all versions at the time of publication. The original article has been corrected. Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Feminism & Psychology, Feb 1, 2013
British journal of medical psychology, Jun 1, 2000
Journal of Mental Health, Jan 16, 2013
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, May 1, 2013
European Journal Of Psychotherapy & Counselling, Apr 3, 2021
ABSTRACT The concept of ‘paradoxical outcome’ refers to instances of differences in evaluation of... more ABSTRACT The concept of ‘paradoxical outcome’ refers to instances of differences in evaluation of the outcome of psychotherapy when taken from different sources and/or by different modes of evaluation. Paradoxical outcome has become a central issue in psychotherapy practice and research because of its prevalence as well as its implications for the aims and process of therapy. The concept of paradoxical outcome treats discrepancies in the evaluation of psychotherapy as problematic, indicating that the underlying expectation is that the outcome of psychotherapy should be consistent. In this commentary to the special issue, I propose that this assumption that the outcome of psychotherapy is a unified construct that is agreed among interested parties, that underlies the concept of paradoxical outcome, is a fundamental fallacy. Moreover, I argue that it is important to recognize that the outcome of psychotherapy is a complex notion that has different meanings for the various agents implicated in it. This recognition may in turn open the way to exploring the function and goal of psychotherapy for each of the different agents involved in it, and this will highlight its central role as a social and institutional practice that regulates contemporary subjectivities and practices.
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