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Prevention of Depression and suicide - Making it happen
"Prevention of Depression and Suicide- Making it Happen"
Organised by the European Commission and Hungarian Ministry of Health with the Support of the Swedish Presidency of the EU and in collaboration with WHO Regional Office for EuropeBudapest, 10th - 11th December 2009
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, Budapest
| Conference | Programme | Presentations | Background documents | List of participants |
Presentations
10 December 2009
Key note presentations
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Key Actions to prevent depression and suicide in the
EU
(380 KB)
Michael Hübel, European Commission
Depression - public health priority of the 21st century
(2 MB)
Hans-Ulrich WITTCHEN, Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Germany
Suicide, what policy can do about Suicide, what policy can do about it
(6 MB)
Danuta WASSERMAN, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Suicide, what policy can do about Suicide, what policy can do about it
(302 KB)
Zoltan RHIMER, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
Malignant sadness, the anatomy of depression
(85 KB)
Lewis WOLPERT, University Collage, London, UK
High Level round Table: Strategies, policy frameworks and targets –
instruments for effective prevention of depression and suicide
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Mental health policy in Slovenia
(304 KB)
Mojca Zvezdana DERNOVSEK, WHO Representative for Mental Health, Slovenian
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Mental health policy in England
(410 KB)
Louis APPLEBY, National Coordinator for Mental Health, England/UK
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Preventing depression and suicide in Portugal From regional to
national level
(2 MB)
José Miguel CALDAS DE ALMEIDA, National Coordinator for Mental Health, Portugal
Parallel Session 1: Determinants and Risk Factors of
Depression
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Responses
Christina VAN DER FELTZ-CORNELIS
(898 KB)
Pablo GARCÍA CUBILLANA
(494 KB)
David STUCKLER
(3 MB)
Jürgen SCHEFTLEIN
(496 KB)
Parallel Session 2: Determinants and Risk Factors of
Suicide
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A menu of evidence-based actions for preventing suicidal
behaviour (part 1)
(2 MB)
Armin SCHMIDTKE, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
A menu of evidence-based actions for preventing suicidal behaviour (part 2)
(4 MB)
Danuta WASSERMAN, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Responses
Ella ARENSMANN / Geoff DAY
(307 KB)
Marjolijn VAN DEN BERG
(218 KB)
Herbert SOMMER
(452 KB)
John MCCARTHY
(531 KB)
Parallel Session 3: Building Partnerships with Other Policies and
Sectors
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The European Alliance Against Depression
(3 MB)
Maria KOPP / Ulrich HEGERL
Responses
Jean-Louis PLEYNET
(173 KB)
Stefan FRÜHWALD / Karl DREXLER
(104 KB)
Mariann SKAR
(2 MB)
Plenary Session: Mainstreaming Mental Health in Health
Disciplines
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Finland's policy to mainstream mental health in primary
care
(431 KB)
Maria VUORILEHTO, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Responses
Jan DE MAESENEER
(4 MB)
Erzsébet PODMANICZKY
(148 KB)
Domenico BERARDI
(471 KB)
Norman SARTORIUS
(103 KB)
11 December 2009
Plenary Session: Access to mental health care
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Access to care for depressed persons and those at risk for
suicide: what does it take?
(4 MB)
Matt MUIJEN, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Responses
Jose Maria CALDAS DE ALMEIDA
(257 KB)
Arne HOLTE
(2 MB)
Eszter VIDOR
(2 MB)
Parallel Session 4: e-Health, Internet and Media
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Internet and Media as tools to tackle Depression and
Suicide
(4 MB)
Helen RIPER / Filip SMIT, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands
Responses
Thomas NIEDERKROTENTHALER
(158 KB)
Viktor KALDO
(142 KB)
Thomas MÜLLER-RÖRICH
(3 MB)
Matic MEGLIC
(2 MB)
Parallel Session 5: Improving the Knowledge Base
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What policy needs from research and health reporting for the
prevention of depression and suicide
(503 KB)
Louis APPLEBY, National Coordinator for Mental Health, England/UK
Responses
Jordi ALONSO
(188 KB)
Federico PAOLI
(2 MB)
Veronique BERNARD
(642 KB)
Plenary Session: Reporting Back from parallel Sessions