Global Mental Health

This is a course on global mental health issues, focusing also on mental health services. The objective of the course is to provide a general overview on the concept of global mental health.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

-discuss in depth the concept of global mental health

-know the basics of promoting mental health in both high income and low to middle income countries

-understand the association of cultural and societal circumstances with the needs for mental health care services
-describe developmental requirements of the mental health globally

Electronic. Will be announced in Moodle

All the assignments should be completed during the period, when the course is running (I, II, III, IV).

Recommendation prior skills: Completed course in scientific writing or equivalent skills.

Assessment pass-fail: Completion of all tasks according to the guidelines in each Moodle task.

There is a quota for Open University and exchange students.