The “depression” of mental health care in general hospitals in Greece in the era of recession

Abstract

Article history: Received 18 March 2013 Accepted 19 March 2013 funding, the extraordinary delay in the provision of essential resources, and bureaucratic obstructions. The impact of the recession upon general hospitals' mental health services should be viewed from three perspectives: the patients' perspective (the effect of recession upon psychopathology and mental health service use), the system's perspective (the influence Hope is the only good god remaining among mankind; the others have left and gone to Olympus. Trust, a mighty god has gone, Restraint has gone from men, and the Graces, my friend, have abandoned the earth. (Hesiod, Theogοny, 1135ff)