Learn how social factors promote mental health, influence the onset and course of mental illness, and affect how mental illnesses are diagnosed and treated.
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The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
University of TorontoAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome and A Brief History of Madness
What is mental health and what causes mental illness?
The social context of diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses
Culture, mental health and mental illness
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- 5 stars79.50%
- 4 stars14.69%
- 3 stars2.69%
- 2 stars1.44%
- 1 star1.65%
TOP REVIEWS FROM THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS
The tutor was very insightful. Listening to her was like anticipating water in an arid desert, you just know it's going to be GOLD!
It was a great learning experience, I gained a lot of information that will be of great benefit to me in my social work carrier. I will definitely recommend this course to my friends.
An excellent course which can cater to all kinds of learners who are interested in mental health and its evolution over time along with the impact of society on mental health.
A very enlightening course. This opened my eyes a lot more to what Mental health is all about and how patients with diverse mental illness struggle through their journey to healing and recovery.
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