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Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Focuses on research and intervention approaches in low- and middle-income countries in the field of mental health prevention and promotion. Particularly emphasizes populations exposed to adversity and challenges students to bridge the gap between research and practice in this area. Discusses the determinants of mental health and how they can be targeted at different life stages and different socio-ecological levels (e.g., family, school, and neighborhood). Addresses such questions as ‘What is resilience, and how can it be promoted?’, ‘How can interventions prevent depression in women exposed to intimate partner violence?‘, and ‘How do poverty, violence and malnutrition impact mental health?‘. Uses real-world examples, and follows a case method approach.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Design assessment approaches or epidemiological studies to identify relevant social determinants of mental health in populations residing in low- and middle-income countries
- Select and adapt appropriate intervention approaches that address such determinants
- Develop monitoring and evaluation strategies or studies aimed at evaluating the prevention of mental disorders and promotion of mental health in low- and middle-income countries