About this course: 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.
Who is this class for: 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.
Taught by: William Eaton, PhD, Professor, Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Taught by: Wietse A. Tol, PhD, Ali & Rose Kawi Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Taught by: Ramin Mojtabai, MD, Associate Professor, Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 6 weeks of study, 2 hours per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Video: An Introduction to Major Depression
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Public Mental Health by William Eaton
- Video: Lecture 1A: What is Depression?
- Video: Lecture 1B: Prevalence and Incidence of Major Depressive Episode
- Video: Lecture 1C: The Natural History of Major Depressive Disorder
- Video: Lecture 1D: Major Depressive Disorder and Medical Conditions
- Video: Lecture 1E: Estimating the Burden of Major Depressive Disorder and Medical Conditions
- Discussion Prompt: Do DALYs Affect Your Thoughts About Depression?
- Video: Lecture 2A: Does Depression Look the Same Across the World?
- Video: Lecture 2B: Is Depression Relevant in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
- Video: Lecture 2C: What Predicts Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
- Video: Lecture 2D: How Can We Treat & Prevent Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
- Discussion Prompt: Emic vs. Etic?
- Video: Lecture 3A: What Is Epidemiology
- Video: Lecture 3B: Time, Space, and Disease: The Ecological Approach
- Video: Lecture 3C: Cohort Studies
- Video: Lecture 3D: Case Control Studies
- Video: Lecture 3E: The Web of Causation
- Discussion Prompt: Why Do We Care?
- Video: Lecture 4A: Inheritance
- Video: Lecture 4B: Stress & Diathesis
- Video: Lecture 4C: Social Supports
- Video: Lecture 4D: Work, Family, and Life Stage
- Video: Lecture 4E: Recency of Birth
- Discussion Prompt: Are we in an age of melancholy?
- Video: Lecture 5A: Patterns of Service Use
- Video: Lecture 5B: Barriers and Solutions
- Discussion Prompt: Combatting stigma and improving treatment
- Video: Lecture 6A: Historical Development and Recent Trends
- Video: Lecture 6B: Quality of Diagnosis & Treatment
- Discussion Prompt: Are we over-treating depression?
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