On Sunday, October 31, 2010, Yeshiva University's Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) will be hosting its fifth annual conference, entitled A Beautiful Mind: Jewish Approaches to Mental Health. The conference will provide participants with a broad foundation for the medical background needed to understand mental health, as well as the advanced medical research and practices used today to prevent and manage mental health challenges. Topics which will be covered include suicide, depression, eating disorders, addictions, substance abuse, and other important topics in mental health. Participants will also be introduced to an overview of the fundamental ethical dilemmas surrounding mental health, as well as how the system of Halacha (Jewish law) approaches these complex issues.
Yeshiva University, Wilf Campus
Register and find more information at
www.yumedicalethics.com
Featuring:
Rabbi Edward Reichman, M.D.
Conference Chairman
Esther Altmann, Ph.D.
Trish Attia, Ph.D., LCSW
David Brent, M.D.
Dean Edward Burns, M.D.
Rabbi Mark Dratch
Rabbi David Goldwasser
Rabbi Barry Holzer, M.D.
Harvey Kranzler, M.D.
David Mandel
Chaim Nissel, Psy.D.
Rona Novick, Ph.D.
David Pelcovitz, Ph.D.
Tia Powell, M.D.
Rabbi Yona Reiss
Karen Rosewater, M.D.
Rabbi Herschel Schachter
Rabbi Jonathan Schwartz, Psy.D.
Dean Victor Schwartz, M.D.
Rabbi Abraham Twerski M.D.
Rabbi Mordechai Willig
