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GERASIMOS  KOLAITIS, MD, PhD

Place/ Date of birth: Kefalonia, Greece/ 08.07.1956

Academic qualifications
Licentiate in Medicine, University of Athens, Greece, 1981
Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Athens, Greece, 1991
Doctor of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece, 1999
MD Thesis: “Mental health of  Greek immigrants’ children from the former USSR countries”

Present appointment

Professor Emeritus of Child Psychiatry,  Athens University Medical School, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

Previous appointments

Aug 1987-Sept 1988: Westcotes House Child and Family Psychiatric Service/ Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Leicester, Leicester, England
Oct 1988-Oct 1990: Department of Psychological Paediatrics, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
Feb 1991-June 1995: Child psychiatrist, in charge of the intervention team, The Leros PIKPA Project of Deinstitutionalisation and Rehabilitation (funded by the EU and the Greek Government)
Feb 1991-Jan 1997: Private practice
June 1995-Jan 1997: Child psychiatrist, “The Theotokos” Foundation for Mentally Retarded Children, Adolescents and Young People
Oct 1996-Jan 1997: Child psychiatrist, in charge, The Centre for Training and Psychosocial Support of Adolescents, Department of Psychological Paediatrics, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
Jan 1997-today: Department of Child Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

Membership of Various Societies, including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), the World Federation for Mental  Health, the Greek Psychiatric Association and the Hellenic Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Secretary General, 1993-95; Member of the Board, 2001-2003, 2003-2005, 2005-2007, 2007-2009)

Teaching
Child psychiatry trainees, medical students, mental health professionals, paediatric/psychiatric nurses

Participation in Multicentre European Community Projects

  • “The Leros PIKPA Project of Deinstitutionalisation and Rehabilitation” (funded by the EU and the Greek Government) (1991-1995)
  • Biomed Project “Mental Health in Mental Retardation” (England, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland) (1998-2001)
  • Biomed Child Depression Psychotherapy Project (England, Finland,Greece) (1998-2001)
  • “Mental Health Prevention in a Target Group at Risk: Children of Somatically Ill Parents (COSIP)-Implementation and Evaluation of Innovative Health Services in a European Public Health Perspective”(2002-2005)
  • “Mental Health Prevention and Promotion for Adolescents and Young People” (by Mental Health Europe of the World Federation for Mental Health, 2000-2001)
  • “Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Strategies for Coping with Anxiety and Depression in Europe” (by Mental Health Europe of the World Federation for Mental Health, 2001-2003)
  • KIDSCREEN “Screening for and Promotion of Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents – A European Public Health Perspective” (2001-2003)
  • “EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP)” («Παρακολούθησης και Υποστήριξης της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης») (2005-2006)
  • "Incorporating Cooperation Research across Europe (INCORE). Coordinator: Professor David Skuse, University College London (UCL) (2007-2010)
  • "Ethical Dilemmas due to Prenatal and Genetic Diagnostics Interdisciplinary Assessment of Effects of Prenatal and Genetic Diagnostics on Couples in Different European Cultures” (EDIG), “Structuring the European Research Area”. Coordinator: Prof Dr M Leuzinger-Bohleber, Sigmund-Freud-Institute and University of Kassel, Frankfurt. (016717 SAS6, 2005-2008)
  • “Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Enlarged European Union: development of effective policies and practices” (CAMHEE). Coordinator: Professor Dainius Puras, Vilnius, Lithuania (2006-2009)


Selected Publications

G. Kolaitis, J. Tsiantis, M. Madianos, S. Kotsopoulos (2003). Psychosocial adaptation of immigrant Greek children from the former Soviet Union. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 12: 67-74

G. Kolaitis, J. Kotsopoulos, S. Haritaki, F. Rigizou, A. Bimbou, A. Augoustatou, L. Zaharaki, E. Riga, N. Kanari, M. Liakopoulou, J. Tsiantis (2003). Posttraumatic Stress Reactions Among Children Following the Athens Earthquake of September 1999. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 12: 273-280  

G. Kolaitis, T. Korpa, I. Kolvin and J. Tsiantis (2003). Schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children-present episode (K-SADS-P): a pilot inter-rater reliability study for Greek children and adolescents. European Psychiatry 18 (7): 374-375 (letter to the editor)

G. Kolaitis, J. Tsiantis (2003). Promotion and Prevention in Child, Adolescent and Young People Mental Health: The Greek Experience of Participation in the Mental Health Network Programme of the European Commission. The International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 5 (3): 31-35

Ι. Levav, L. Jacobsson, J. Tsiantis, G. Kolaitis, A. Ponizovsky (2004). Psychiatric services and training for children and adolescents in Europe: Results of a country survey. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 13 (6): 395-401

S. Diareme, J. Tsiantis, G. Kolaitis, S. Ferentinos, E. Tsalamanios, E. Paliokosta, S. Anasontzi, E. Lympinaki, D. C. Anagnostopoulos, C. Voumvourakis, G. Romer (2006). Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Children of Parents with Multiple Sclerosis: A Controlled Study in Greece. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 15 (6): 309-318

J Trowell, I Joffe, J Campbell, C Clemente, F Almqvist, M Soininen, U Koskenranta-Aalto, S Weintraub, G Kolaitis, V Tomaras, D Anastasopoulos,  K Grayson, J Barnes, J Tsiantis (2007). Childhood Depression: a place for psychotherapy. An outcome study comparing Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Family Therapy. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 16 (3): 157-167

P. Pervanidou, G. Kolaitis, S. Charitaki, Ch. Lazaropoulou, I. Papassotiriou, P. Hindmarsh, Ch. Bakoula, J. Tsiantis and GP Chrousos (2007). The Natural History of Neuroendocrine Changes in Pediatric Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after Motor Vehicle Accidents: Progressive Divergence of Noradrenaline and Cortisol Concentrations over Time. Biological Psychiatry 62 (10): 1095-1102

P. Pervanidou, G. Kolaitis, S. Charitaki, Ch. Bakoula, A. Margeli, Ch. Lazaropoulou, I.Papassotiriou, J. Tsiantis and   GP Chrousos (2007). Elevated Salivary Cortisol and Serum Interleukin (IL)-6 Concentrations after Motor Vehicle Accidents may predict  Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Psychoneuroendocrinology 32 (8-10): 991-999

Kolaitis G (2008). Young people with intellectual disabilities and mental health needs. Current Opinion in Psychiatry 21 (5): 469-473