Mental Health Conference 2006
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Sunday, June 4th, 2006
in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Required)
12:45 pm - 5:30pm
Beth Emet Synagogue
1224 Dempster, Evanston, Illinois
“Depression is the most devastating disease known to mankind... not AIDS, not breast cancer, but depression is the major scourge of mankind.” These are the words of our keynote speaker, Dr. Peter Kramer, in his recent highly acclaimed book, Against Depression. This year’s Conference will further examine this disorder across the life cycle. Two years ago we looked at depression in children and adolescents. The 2005 conference addressed depression in adults 50 and over. This year we will focus on depression in adults 20 to 50.
While depression can be effectively treated, it often goes undiagnosed. And the longer it goes untreated, the deeper the injury and the wider the social and family consequences. This conference will discuss how depression can be recognized and treated. We will explore the significant life changes in adults 20 to 50 - marriage and divorce, childbirth and parenting, illness and loss - that are often associated with depression.
This year’s speakers are nationally recognized experts on depression. Dr. Kramer is an author who critics have said “offers hope to the millions who suffer from depression and radically alters the debate on its treatment.” Our featured speaker, Terry Wise, an author who has survived both depression and an attempted suicide, provides an eloquent message about the consequences of untreated depression and the ways to achieve emotional health. Our discussion group leaders are professionals and scholars who have studied and treated the many aspects of adult depression.