Greta Darmanin Kissaun PhD is a resident senior lecturer and former Head of Department of Psychology at the University of Malta. She trained in Clinical Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy and earned her PhD from Regent’s University, London. She is also a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice and has worked extensively with severe mental health difficulties. In her role of co-ordinator of the professional Masters programme in Clinical Psychology, she has been supervising trainee psychologists since 2005. Her research interests include psychopathology, psychotherapy and clinical supervision. Some of her research addressing these areas has been published in local and international peer reviewed journals and edited books.

Recent Publications

Catania, M., Darmanin Kissaun, G., Clark, M. (2025). For bettor or for worse: Lived experiences of wives/partners of former online problem gamblers. Addiction Research and Theory, 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2025.2506997

Darmanin Kissaun, G., De bono, D., & Clark, M. (2025). An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Transitions in self-identity in the narratives of addiction-career trajectories of women in Malta. In A. Azzopardi, M. Clark, R. Falzon & S. Vella (Eds). Perspectives in Wellbeing: Narratives from the field. 145–163 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004727922_009

Tzani, C., , Ioannou, M., Synnott, J., Vaughan Williams, T.J., , Artinopoulou, V., Lamprini, N., Dodaj, A., Sesar, K., Darmanin Kissaun, G., Cattelino, E., Chirumbolo, A., Baiocco, R., Nappa, M.R., Morelli, M., & Vaughan, B. (2025) The Pursuit of Happiness: A multinational exploration into the effects and outcomes of online dating. Mental Health and Social Inclusion. Vol ahead of print. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-03-2025-0089

Catania, G., Darmanin Kissaun, G. (2025). Designing and piloting a questionnaire to uncover conscious and unconscious motivations of psychotherapists. Psychological Applications and Trends 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36315/2025inpact016


Muscat, K., & Darmanin Kissaun, G. (2025). Moral Masochism in Substance Use Disorder : The perspectives of psychodynamic therapists. In C. Pracana & M.Wang (Eds.), Psychology Applications & Developments X, 77-89. InScience Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36315/2024padX07