Depression has a long history in the disciplines of psychiatry and psychology, and continues to be a major cause for seeking psychotherapy. This workshop considers medical and psychoanalytic viewpoints on depressive disorders, with particular attention to psychopharmacalogical intervention and analytic therapy. It also examines the history and physiology of depression, diagnostic procedures from psychiatric and psychoanalytic perspectives, and analytic techniques for working with the dreams of depressed patients. Current critical issues in the treatment of depression will be examined from medical and analytic frames of reference, including seasonal affective disorders, depression in the elderly, organic causes of depression and depression among substance abusers.
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