Depression Conceptualization and Treatment: Dialogues from Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Perspectives

1. "Neurodevelopmental aspects of suicide and considerations for prevention" Dr. Andreas Chatzittofis, University of Cyprus, Medical School.

2. "Making sense of Depression: Representations and experience of Depression in the Cypriot context", Ms Maria Orphanidou, MA. University of Cyprus.

3. "Psychodynamics in Depression: a short case. Symptom formation, mentalisation, symptom solution.", Dr. med. Andreas Bilger, Univeristy Ulm, Germany

4. "CBT Treatment for Depression and Applications to a Partial Hospital Setting." Professor Throstur Bjorgvinsson, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

5. "Psychodynamic Treatment of Depression." Professor Fredric Busch, Well Cornell Medical College and Columbia University New York, USA.

6. "Case study of a 44 year-old patient with a moderate recurrent depressive disorder, (ICD-10 F 33.1) from Psychodynamic point of view." Dr. med. Christos Charis, Psychotherapist, Germany.

7. "The LAC-Study. Chronic Depression and relationship to childhood trauma." Professor Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber, Sigmund-Freud Institut, Frankfurt, Germany, head of the LAC-Study.

8. "Case conceptualization and treatment of Depression from a Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective" Professor Georgia Panayiotou, University of Cyprus

9. "Case conceptualization and treatment of Depression in Cancer Patients" Dr. Maria Karekla, University of Cyprus.

10. "Cognitive-behavioral treatment of a bipolar patient in outpatient treatment" Dr. Eleni Karayianni, Practicum Co-ordinator University of Cyprus, and Chair, the Cyprus Psychologists Association.