Medical Halachah: Halachic issues in treating anxiety and depression

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January 16 2011
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1h 12min
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

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Addressing the questions of: 1) Do anxiety and mild depression carry sufficient halachic weight to warrant violating Shabbos? 2) Is severe depression considered a pikuach nefesh situation? 3) Is prophylactic prevention of severe depression considered a pikuach nefesh situation? 4) Is a severely depressed person considered a shoteh? Applications include Shabbat, kashrut, contraceptives and abortion. Class given for CME credit to physicians.

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