330.664.01
Introduction to Mental Health Services
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
M, W, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Ramin Mojtabai
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Examines the level of met and unmet need for mental health care and extent and predictors of mental health treatment-seeking in community settings. Addresses the issues of disparities in access to, and the use of, mental health services; mental illness stigma and attitudes towards mental health treatment seeking; the impact of public campaigns to reduce stigma and enhance treatment seeking; the impact of new pharmaceutical marketing strategies on demand for mental health care and national trends in mental health service use. Also introduces students to trends in service delivery system in the US, acquaints them with the structure, staffing and financing of mental health services in this country and briefly introduces the mental health care system in two other industrialized countries as a comparison. Discusses substance abuse treatment services and mental health services for special populations as well as other topics.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify factors that enhance or act as barriers to mental health treatment seeking
- Describe recent trends in mental health service use in the US
- Analyze the potential public health impact of recent trends in the use of mental health services
- Evaluate the major national and international public mental health campaigns
- Compare the structure of mental health services in the US and and 2 other industrialized countries
Enrollment Restriction
No undergraduate students