The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church 2014 Workshop - Aaron Kheriaty, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UC Irvine This workshop will look at depression from medical/psychiatric and spiritual perspectives. We will examine the effect of depression on one's spiritual life, how Christian spiritual practices can be a part of the recovery process, and how to distinguish depression from related moral or spiritual states. We do not endorse everything every speaker might say. With 25 speakers representing different backgrounds and expertise, you'll undoubtedly hear statements you disagree with. Each speaker represents himself or herself, not the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County, Saddleback Church, or NAMI-OC.