EVENTS - XVIII International Conference

 

XVIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
13-14-15 November 2003

DEPRESSION


Udienza del Santo Padre
(ItalianoSpagnoloPortogheseTedesco)

Indirizzo d’omaggio del Cardinale Javier Lozano Barragan

Thursday, 13 November 2003

09.00 Inauguration of the Proceedings and Address of Greeting
His Eminece Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán
President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, (Holy See)

09.15 PROLUSION: Depression: Biblical Anthropology and Christian Faith
His Eminence Cardinal José Saraiva Martins
Prefect of the Congregation for the Cause of Saints
Member of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral, (Holy See)

10.30 Break

11.00 I. The Present State of Depression in the Contemporary World
Chairperson: Prof. Paolo M. Rossini
Director of the Chair of Clinical Neurology, the Bio-medical University Campus, Rome (Italy); Scientific Director of the Fatebenefratelli Association for Research

Depression between Malaise and Illness
Dr. Salvador Cervera
Full Professor of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarre (Spain)

11.30 The Epidemic of Depression: the Data and Observations of the WHO
Dr. B. Saraceno
Director of the Department of Mental Health of the World Health Organisation, Geneva (Switzerland)

12.00 A Depressive Society?
Rev. Tony Anatrella
Psychoanalyst and Specialist in Social Psychiatry, Paris (France)

12.30 Depression and Religious Crisis
Rev. Mariano Galve
Psychologist, Saragozza (Spain)

13.00 End of the Session

16.00

Chairperson: Prof. Michele Piccione
Professor of Psychiatry at the University "La Sapienza", Rome (Italy)

The Suicide Crisis
Dr. Bengt J. Säfsten, M.D., Ph. D.
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset) Uppsala (Sweden)

16.30 The Biological Model and the Psychological Model of Depression
Prof. Adolfo Petiziol
President of the European Society of Social Psychiatry, Rome (Italy)

17.00 The Media and Stress on Stress
Donna J. Markham, .P., PhD/ABPP
Special Assistant to the President
Director of Leadership Initiatives, Georgetown University, Washington (U.S.A.)

17.30 Is Depression Solely a Question for Medical Action?
Prof. Aquilino Polaino Lorente
Professor of Psychopathology at the "Complutense" University, Madrid (Spain)

18.00 The Depressive Ideas of the Contemporary World
His Eminence Cardinal Paul Poupard
President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, (Holy See)

18.30 The Results of an Inquiry – Research on Depression
Dr. Fiorenza Deriu
Social Researcher, Rome (Italy)

19.00 End of the Session

Friday, 14 November

09.00 II. The Light of Faith in the World of Depression
Chairperson : Dr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls
Director of the Press Room of the Holy See

The History of Depression
Prof. Massimo Aliverti
Professor of the History of Medicine and the History of Psychiatry, Milan (Italy)

09.30 Theology: Depression and Christian Hope
His Eminence Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez
Emeritus Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, (Holy See)

10.15 Break

10.45 Moral Theology: Depression, Subjective Moral References and Objective Moral References
Rev. Carlo Casalone, S.J.
Lecturer at the Pontifical Gregorian University, (Italy)
Consulter of the Pontifical Council or Health Pastoral Care

10.45 Pastoral Care: The Rejection of Suffering and the Search for Personal Wellbeing
H.E. Msgr. James Mathew Wingle
Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada)
Member of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care

12.15 - 13.15
Inter-religious Dialogue: The Meaning of Depression and Malaise Seen from the Perspective of:

Judaism: Prof. Abramo Alberto Piattelli
Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Rome
Professor of Post-Biblical Judaism, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (Italy)

Islam: Prof. Kamel Ajlouni
President of National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Amman (Jordan)

Hinduism
Dr. Miss Bharti D. Patil

Mumbai (India)

Buddhism: H.E. Raymond R.M. Taiy,
Ambassador of China to the Holy See

13.15 End of the Session

16.00 III. What Should be Done to Escape from the Closed Circle of Depression?
Chairperson: Rev. Bonifacio Honings, O.C.D.
Professor Emeritus of Moral Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (Italy)

1. Faith
The Principal Points of Faith on which Special Emphasis should be Placed
Msgr. Sergio Pintor
Director of the National Office for Pastoral Care in Health of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (Italy)

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

17.00

2. Charity

Creating a Social Bond in a Society that is Fragmented and Subject to Individualism
Dr. Dominique Meggle,
Emeritus Intern at the Hospital of Bordeaux (France)

17.30 The Welcoming of Depressed People in the Medical and Hospital Context
Dr. Daniel Cabezas
Psychiatrist (Bolivia)

18.00 The Role of the Family and Depression
H.E. Msgr. Jorge E. Jimenez Carvajal
Bishop of Zipaquirá, (Colombia), Member of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care

18.30 The Pastoral and Spiritual Accompanying of the Depressed Person and his Circle
H.E. Msgr. Carlos Amigo Vallejo
Archbishop of Sevilla, (Spain), Member of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care

Saturday 15 November

Chairperson: Mrs. Lillian Fanjul Azqueta
Director of the ‘New Hope’ Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida (U.S.A.)

09.00 – 09.45

3. Hope
Towards a Pastoral Care of Christian Faith and Trust in Life
His Eminence Cardinal Ivan Dias
Archbishop of Bombay (India)

Conclusion

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