Learn how social factors promote mental health, influence the onset and course of mental illness, and affect how mental illnesses are diagnosed and treated.
The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
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The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
Instructor: Charmaine Williams
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There are 6 modules in this course
We begin with a quick orientation to the course and continue with our first lecture topic: A brief history of madness.
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11 videos2 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt
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Reviewed on Sep 27, 2021
This course was very informative. I am dealing with a few mental health challenges and illness in my own family. This taught me quite a bit.
SB
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Reviewed on Feb 20, 2019
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.
FE
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Reviewed on Mar 21, 2021
I enjoyed the course The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness. Informational and thought provoking however I was somewhat disappointed with lack of updated course lecture information.
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