Depression

 Inauguration

Address of Homage to the Holy Father
H.Em. Card. Javier Lozano Barragán

Address of the Holy Father John Paul II

Inauguration of the Proceedings:
Aspects of Post-modern Thought
and Depression
H.Em. Card. Javier Lozano Barragán

Prolusion

Depression: the Clinical
Phenomenon, Biblical Anthropology,
and Christian Faith
H.Em. Card. José Saraiva Martins

 I section

The Present State of Depression
in the Contemporay World

1. Depression Between Malaise and Illness
Prof. Salvador Cervera-Enguix

2. Depression:
Facts and Perspectives
Dr. B. Saraceno

3. A Depressed Society?
Rev. Tony Anatrella

4. Depression and Religious Crisis
Rev. Mariano Galve Moreno

5. The Suicide Crisis
Dr. Bengt J. Säfsten

 I section - B

6. The Biological Model and the
Psychological Model of Depression
Prof. Adolfo Petiziol

7. Stress, Burnout,
Mission and the Media
Sister Donna J. Markham, OP

8. Is Depression Solely a Matter
of Medical Intervention?
Prof. Aquilino Polaino Lorente

9. The Depressive Ideas
of the Contemporary World
H.Em. Card. Paul Poupard

10. The Results of a
Mental Health Survey:
a Focus on Depression
Dr. Fiorenza Deriu
Dr. Daniel Cabezas
Dr. Rosa Merola

 II Section

The Light of Faith
in  the World of Depression

1. The History of Depression
Prof. Massimo Aliverti

2. Depression and Christian Hope
H.Em. Card. Jorge A. Medina Estévez

3. Moral Theology, Depression:
Subjective Moral Reference Points
and Objective Moral Reference Points
Rev. Carlo Casalone, S.I.

 II Section - B

4. Pastoral Care:
The Rejection of Suffering and
the Search for Personal Wellbeing
H.E. Msgr. James M. Wingle

5. Inter-religious Dialogue:
the Meaning of Depression
and Existential Malaise seen from
the Perspective of Religions

5.1 The Jewish Vision
Prof. Abramo Alberto Piattelli

5.2 Depression and Treatment in the Light of the Koran and the Sunnah
Prof. Kamel Ajlouni

5.3 The Meaning of Depression
and Malaise seen from the
Perspective of Hinduism
Dr. Bharati Patil

5.4 The Perspective of Buddhism
H.E. Raymond R.M. Tai,
Ven. Prof. Heng-ching Shih

 III Section

What Can be Done
to Escape Depression?

1. Faith

1.1 The Principal Points of Faith
on which Special Emphasis
should be Placed
Msgr. Sergio Pintor

1.2 Emphasising (Personal and Community) Education
in the Meaning of the Person, Responsibility and Self-esteem
in the Light of Christianity
Rev. Tony Anatrella

2. Charity

2.1 Establishing Social Ties
in a Society that is Broken Down
and Dominated by Individualism
Dr. Dominique Megglé

2.2 The Reception and Welcoming
of People with Depression in the Medical and Hospital Context
Dr. Daniel Cabezas

2.3 The Role of the Family
Faced with Depression
Msgr. Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal

2.4 The Spiritual and Pastoral Care of the Depressed Person
and his Family
H.Em. Card. Carlos Amigo Vallejo

3. Hope

Towards a Pastoral Care
of Christian Faith and Trust in Life
H.Em. Card. Ivan Dias