Depression Essence & Treatment – Certification Course Part 1

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present you this online certification course on the subject of depression. The course is suitable for every lover of psychology, medicine, pharmacology, as well as for any professional in the field of physical and psychological health care. The topic of depression has been and will be relevant and important for each of us, as each of us may suffer from similar conditions or disorders. The course is a wonderful introduction to the specifics of depressive disorders. It can be a useful advisor to each of us in our daily lives, but it can also be a good guide for taking the right steps and measures when we notice that our friend, relative, loved one is suffering. I hope this training will be useful for each of you. I also hope it will help you acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies in the fight against depression.

In our training, we adhere to the idea and purpose of providing deep, useful, accurate and clear scientifically-based information, which in theory can be used for any purpose and in practice can help anyone. In each lecture, we show the original text of the course, and the goal is a more accessible and proper understanding of the training. In this way, we believe that we support the easier perception and comprehension of scientific information. Also, this way anyone can take notes. We hope you appreciate our goal of giving you as much as possible for a minimum of time.

The course has 7 modules in which you will learn:

• What is depression?
• Risk factors
• Forms of depression
• Major depression
• Persistent depressive disorder
• Seasonal affective disorder
• Psychotic depression

About the author – Valentin Boyadzhiev is a trained nutritionist, graduated Master of Psychology in “Psychology and Psychopathology of Development”. He has acquired Professional Qualification “Teacher of Psychology” and Postgraduate Professional Qualification “Psychological Counseling in Psychosomatic and Social Adaptation Disorders”. He has obtained a Psychoanalysis Diploma and he has specialized in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. He is a member of the Association “Bulgarian Psychoanalytic Space”, “International Society of Applied Psychoanalysis” and „International Alliance of Holistic Therapists“. He is a lecturer on issues related to nutrition, diet, supplementation, food, and sports. He is also a teacher and a lecturer in the field of psychology, logic, ethics, law, and philosophy. He has been a school psychologist since 2017. He has been participating annually in scientific conferences on psychology, psychotherapy, dietetics, and medicine. His main interest and practice are in the field of psychoanalysis and clinical psychology.

Best regards,
Valentin Boyadzhiev