Parental causal attribution and self efficacy biliefs regarding the behaviour of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit/ Haperactivity Disorder (AD/ HD). Poster presentation at the V World Congress of Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies, Barcelon Spain. Introduction: Within a social cognitive perspective, parental beliefs influence parenting practices and therefore, child development. Over the last years, parental causal attributions Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
The relationship between parental sense of self efficacy and their efforts to control the disruptive behaniour of children with Attention Deficit/ Haperactivity Disorder (AD/ HD). Poster presentation at the V World Congress of Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies, Barcelon Spain. Introduction: Research over the last years has consistently been highlighting the relationship between parental self-efficacy beliefs and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
Poster presentation at the 9th European Conference on Psychologigical Assessment, Thessaloniki Greece. One of the main characteristics of children with Asperger syndrome is the lack of emotional response to the verbal and non-verbal displays of others (ICD-10, DSM-IV). Through our long clinical experience, we observed that teaching children with Asperger syndrome how to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
A Model of treating emotional dysfanction in children with Asperger syndrome. Poster presentation at the 9th European Conference on Psychologigical Assessment, Thessaloniki Greece. Emotional dysfunction is one of the main symptoms that display children with pervasive developmental disorders (ICD-10, DSM-IV). It seems that due to the emotional dysfunction of children with Asperger Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
Parents’ perceptions about disruptive disorders:Implications for treatment. Oral presentation at the XXXV Annual Conference of the EABCT September 21st – 24th , 2005 Thessaloniki. The significance of parents’ role in child psychotherapy is strongly supported by the cognitive-behavioral treatment. Child psychopathology is supposed to be determined by variables operating in the family system, while parents’ Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
The Effects of Medication in the Levels of Functioning in Psychotic Patients in the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (DAFNI). Poster presentation at the XIII Congress of Psychiatry, Cairo, 10-15/09/2005, Egypt. It is widely accepted that psychotic disorders affect seriously the quality of life. The levels of functioning of psychiatric patients is one of the diagnostic Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
The multi – level approach in the diagnosis of ADHD. Oral presentation within the symposium entitled “The multi-level approach in the diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” at the 27th International School of Psychology Association Colloquium, Athens. The diagnosis of ADHD is recognised as an important step towards effective treatment. This Διαβάστε Περισσότερα
Parental perceptions about ADHD: Do they help school psychologists? Oral presentation at the 27th International School of Psychology Association Colloquium, Athens. ADHD is the most common developmental disorder among school chilren. The disorder is usually caused by neurological abnormalities, although its course and outcome are significantly influenced by social perceptions regarding its symptoms. Early diagnosis Διαβάστε Περισσότερα