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330.620.81
Issues in Mental Health Research in Developing Countries

Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introduction to Online Learning required. Recommended Psychiatric Epidemiology, but not required

Description
Introduces mental health as an integral part of global health research, including conducting needs assessments and intervention monitoring and evaluation. Presents and critiques strategies for integrating local cultural perspectives into research models. Examines methods of adapting psychiatric assessment tools for use cross-culturally and presents challenges for developing interventions for use in low-resource contexts. Encourages use of critical and creative thinking skills throughout to discuss the issues involved in this relatively new area of study.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe prevalent mental health problems in developing countries and discuss the issues unique to understanding mental health in these contexts
  2. Illustrate ways that culture can affect mental health conceptualization, identification and assessment
  3. Define and compare methods of cross-cultural assessment of mental health problems
  4. Recognize issues and challenges inherent in adapting strategies for prevention programming, intervention development and dissemination in developing countries
Enrollment Restriction
Course restricted to graduate students only