Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Machshava:

Simcha/Happiness 

Collections: R' Torczyner Mental Health

References: Bava Metzia: 84a  

Description

How has depression been viewed in Judaism, and particularly in halachah, historically? How can Jewish ideas help in psychotherapy? Geared toward a group including people without strong background in Torah text study. (I chose not to discuss emunah here; I think it can be very challenging to promote emunah as a part of therapy for depression, and it is not always appropriate.)