it is indeed a good and rich course. but i didn't like the idea of a) peer graded assignments and b) not having exams on each part so that we could feel the sense of a real course not just a huge amount of information without evaluating how much did we understand from it.

Needs to be updated. Everything is prior to 2013 data when the DSM has been updated

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I am currently in my second year of counselling and I found this course really helpful to understand the social impact of mental health and illness. The course is very informative, with excellent learning resources. I have recommended this course my peers, I am a full-time teacher, as a way of understanding the extended context of our learners.

I thoroughly enjoyed to course and would take any other course taught by Charmaine. Her teaching style and passion for subject knowledge hand me hooked on the course right from the start!

I found this course very interesting and engaging. It looks at how mental health and illness are socially constructed and how this can lead to stigmatisation and negative outcomes for the person with a mental health condition. The other side of the coin shows how when support networks are in place and when mental disorders are de-stigmatised the outcomes for many people are considerably improved. My thanks to the educator and course organisers for this informative course.

A great course. Charmaine Williams is a fantastic educator who made the learning easy, practical and very useful. The course has enabled me to reflect on my situation with much greater awareness. It has also motivated me to be supportive of families who are experiencing difficulties with mental illness. Very grateful.

An amazing course! Dr Williams is a great and engaging lecturer, and the information is presented extremely well. Furthermore, the content is very interesting and adds aspect rarely touched in other courses on mental health, such as cultural aspects and effects of colonialism.

This course brings some great awareness for the full spectrum of mental health with regards to families, individuals, and societies. I would say it's a good course for anyone as we all have connections to ourself and other people with regards to mental health and illness.

This has been a wonderful course and I am glad that it is offered here through Coursera. I learned a lot and am able to apply my new skills into my current career position. Thank you Charmaine for a lovely experience and platform of learning.

Absolutely love this course!! The professor provided very clear outlines for the discussions and assignments - I'm happy to end these 6 weeks with more knowledge about the social context of mental health and illness.

Awesome course by Professor Williams who taught us a lot about how to consider health issues under the social context to explore the interaction between health and social factors.

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.

The content and activities are very well designed and professional. I higly recommend thsi course to any person interested in learning more about mental health and illness.

Great course if you want to think about how to develop an intervention in mental health in a small place while knowing the history of mental illnesses and treatment

It was so structured and meaningfully engaging. Loved every part of it . Thank you Charmaine for bringing this course to coursera. Lots of best wishes to you.

Charmaine Williams is a natural communicator and the course material is varied and detailed, however, I would prefer less video and more texts material.

Facilitator is very engaging and brings the subject to life. Will definitely recommend to anyone with any remote interest in mental hea

I enjoyed taking this class. I learned some interesting facts about mental illness and genetic propensities.

This course helps to expand my views and critical thinking about mental health and mental illness.

I like this course, it helps me a lot during my master of social work application season.

The material was updated and very thoroughly presented. Assignments were very helpful.

I learned so much more on the history of Mental Health and Illness!! Thanks So Much!!

Great course. Very interesting topic, well-presented, and lots of useful readings.

well worth the time. The professor makes the course easy to learn from.

Great course! I learned so much about mental health and social context.