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Question #1: What is depression and how common is it?

• Question #1: Depressive disorders, symptoms, prevalence, and incidence (1.8 MB)

Question #2: What are the effects of depression for the individual, family and society?

• Question #2: The perspective of the individual and family

• Question #2: Impact on mortality and morbidity including other diseases, 1st speaker (93 KB)

• Question #2: Impact on mortality and morbidity including other diseases, 2nd speaker (105 KB)

• Question #2: Impact on the workplace and society (1.9 MB)

• Question #2: Economic impact and utilization of health services (207 KB)

Question #3: What are the risk factors for depression, and how can prevention of these be improved?

• Question #3: Age, sex, race, and genetics (275 KB)

• Questions #3: Adverse childhood experiences in relation to depression in adult ages (461 KB)

• Question #3: Facotrs that cause different forms of stress and its relation to depression

• Question #3: The abuse of alcohol and other substances (105 KB)

• Question #3: Work related risk factors

Question #4: What are the most appropriate ways for diagnosing depression?

• Question #4: Early detection, screening and other diagnostic methods (115 KB)

• Questions #4: Diagnosis and follow up from a family practitioner's perspective (114 KB)

Question #5: What are current treatments for depression and what evidence is available for their safety and effectiveness?

• Question #5: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (3.0 MB)

• Question #5: Psychotherapy (188 KB)

• Question #5: Self-management (522 KB)

• Question #5: Electroconvulsive therapy (959 KB)

• Question #5: Non-traditional forms of treatment of depression (457 KB)

• Question #5: Healing practicies in the Aboriginal community

Question #6: What are the obstacles to effective management of depression and strategies to overcome them?

• Question #6: Stigma (548 KB)

• Question #6: Health care structure, financing, and reimbursement systems

• Question #6: Access to health care for people with depression (2.1 MB)

• Question #6: Waiting times and shortage of personnel

Question #7: What further research is needed in the field?

• Question #7: Biomedical (491 KB)

• Question #7: Clinical (226 KB)

• Question #7: Population Health (50 KB)

• Question #7: Economics

• Question #7: Policy (203 KB)