Event: Depression: The Misunderstood Illness (Online Event)
Speaker: Dr Leslie Lim
Date: 7 APR Thu
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: ALBY Events via online ZOOM Video
Fee: $10 or $32 (includes Dr Leslie's book DEPRESSION worth $28)
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Depression is a common disorder that afflicts more than 10 percent of the world's population. In Singapore over 6% of the population have a lifetime risk of developing this disorder.
Associate Professor Lim, who has written the book DEPRESSION - THE MISUNDERSTOOD ILLNESS, will be speaking about the clinical features, causes, complications and treatment of depression.
Come and find out who are those who get this condition, those who are at risk, and those who are more likely to attempt suicide. There is hope for sufferers, but they need to know how they can get well and how they can stay well.
About the Speaker
Associate Professor Leslie Lim has been a practising psychiatrist with over 30 years’ experience in the public sector.
He is a Clinical Associate Professor and an Adjunct Associate Professor with two universities in Singapore.
As a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, he specialises in the management of mood and anxiety disorders. He graduated from TCA College with a Master of Arts in Ministry, and has authored 5 books, viz. Mental Illness or Demonisation? Similarities and Differences; Freedom from Fear; Depression: the Misunderstood Illness; Confronting Your Anxiety: a Biblical Response to Overcoming Fear and Worry; and the new release Victorious Living in a Depressed World: Biblical perspectives for overcoming depression.