Vasileios Stamou
Health Studies
Bradford University
United Kingdom
Biography
Vasileios completed his PhD studies in Aix-Marseille University, France, in 2015. He has significant experience in conducting research with socially marginalized populations in a variety of settings, such as therapeutic communities, clinics, hospitals and psychotherapeutic centres. From 2012 to 2015 he conducted research on the benefits of music-assisted psychotherapeutic interventions in substance addiction treatment and he is currently involved in an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership which includes partners from UK, France and Greece. He has a special interest in young onset dementia and particularly in finding ways to improve the quality of life and services provided to younger people with dementia and their families.
Research Interest
Improving services and support provided to younger people with dementia and their families, Social support in young onset dementia, Art-based interventions for improving the quality of life of people with young onset dementia and their supporters.
Publications
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Stamou, V., Chatzoudi, T., Stamou, L., Romo L., and Graziani, P. (2016). Music-assisted systematic desensitisation for the reduction of craving in response to drug-conditioned cues: A pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 51, 36-45. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2016.08.003
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Stamou, V., Clerveaux, R., Stamou, L., Le Rocheleuil, S., Berejnoi, L., Romo, L., & Graziani, P. (2017). The therapeutic contribution of music in music-assisted systematic desensitisation for substance addiction treatment: A pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 56, 30-44. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2017.07.002
