Depression: the way forward Cyril Höschl European Psychiatric Association Centre of Neuropsychiatric Studies, Psychiatric Centre Prague & Charles University, 3rd Medical Faculty, Prague 2nd European Brain Policy Forum, February 25 – 26, 2009, Brussels, Belgium

: EPA perspective Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing : EPA perspective Stress prevention education Epidemiological studies, education Genetic studies Education, councelling prevention Early detection, prevention Prevention, education Stress prevention, psychotherapy Psychiatric treatment, psychotherapy Psychoeducation Psychiatric treatment, cognitive rehabilitation Social welfare Cognitive & memory training Reward system

The way forward Understanding depression Impact on the individual, family, and society Risk factors and prevention Appropriate ways for diagnosing depression Current treatments for depression Obstacles to effective management of depression and strategies to overcome them Further research in the field Gene x environment Morphology, domains (Psycho)education, MHC transformation From genes to economics Social psychiatry Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention Evidence for their safety and effectiveness New modalities (rTMS, DBS, MT, xCRH, xNMDA) Tackling stigma AAT