Об этом курсе: Public Mental Health is the application of the principles of medicine and social science to prevent the occurrence of mental and behavioral disorders and to promote mental health of the population. This course illustrates the principles of public health applied to depressive disorder, including principles of epidemiology, transcultural psychiatry, health services research, and prevention. It is predicted that by 2020 depressive disorder will be the most important cause of disease burden in the entire world! Every human being suffers from feeling depressed at some point or other, but only about one fifth of the population will experience an episode of depressive disorder over the course of their lives. This course illuminates the public health approach to disease, and the particular complexities of applying this approach to mental disorders, using depression as the exemplar.
Для кого этот курс: This course is aimed at mental health professionals, social workers, nurses, and researchers who want to understand the public health approach to major depression. It is NOT intended for people who are seeking help or treatment for their own symptoms of depression.
Преподаватели: William Eaton, PhD, Professor, Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public HealthПреподаватели: Wietse A. Tol, PhD, Ali & Rose Kawi Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public HealthПреподаватели: Ramin Mojtabai, MD, Associate Professor, Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
| Уровень | Начинающий |
| Выполнение | 6 weeks of study, 2 hours per week |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Chinese (Simplified) |
| Как пройти курс | Чтобы пройти курс, выполните все оцениваемые задания. |
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- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Public Mental Health by William Eaton
- Видео: Lecture 1B: Prevalence and Incidence of Major Depressive Episode
- Видео: Lecture 1C: The Natural History of Major Depressive Disorder
- Видео: Lecture 1D: Major Depressive Disorder and Medical Conditions
- Видео: Lecture 1E: Estimating the Burden of Major Depressive Disorder and Medical Conditions
- Discussion Prompt: Do DALYs Affect Your Thoughts About Depression?
- Видео: Lecture 2B: Is Depression Relevant in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
- Видео: Lecture 2C: What Predicts Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
- Видео: Lecture 2D: How Can We Treat & Prevent Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
- Discussion Prompt: Emic vs. Etic?
- Видео: Lecture 3B: Time, Space, and Disease: The Ecological Approach
- Видео: Lecture 3C: Cohort Studies
- Видео: Lecture 3D: Case Control Studies
- Видео: Lecture 3E: The Web of Causation
- Discussion Prompt: Why Do We Care?
- Видео: Lecture 4B: Stress & Diathesis
- Видео: Lecture 4C: Social Supports
- Видео: Lecture 4D: Work, Family, and Life Stage
- Видео: Lecture 4E: Recency of Birth
- Discussion Prompt: Are we in an age of melancholy?
- Видео: Lecture 5B: Barriers and Solutions
- Discussion Prompt: Combatting stigma and improving treatment
- Видео: Lecture 6A: Historical Development and Recent Trends
- Видео: Lecture 6B: Quality of Diagnosis & Treatment
- Discussion Prompt: Are we over-treating depression?
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I really enjoyed the course -- it's very concise and to the point. Without unnecessary fillers or constant interruptions from quizzes, it's easy to stay focused on the learning. The two peer-graded assignments make sure that the knowledge has sunk in without it being necessary to quiz the students incessantly, as is the case with many other courses here. Although the course is broken up into 6 weeks, it can actually be completed much faster, as the different weeks merely show an overview of the different topics to which they're devoted. Even so, the materials contained within each week do have some depth and are a perfect starting point for people who would like to learn more about depression. The peer-reviewed assignments are also very practical and make students face complex, real-life situations. My honest thank-you to the instructors and all the people who helped put this course together!
A very detailed course. But may be a little primary for clinicians.
This course has helped me a lot. I really hope to publish a paper on Maternal mental health someday.
Very informative, and well-structured. I could widen my understanding on depression in a macro-perspective way which is not a major viewpoint in mass-media and college lectures.