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Week Four: Introduction to Mental Health & Social Context 

Module 4 continues the discussion on critical causes of illness, disability, and death. It introduces some of the basic concepts in mental health from a social and cultural perspective.

It concludes by focusing on the likely global health challenges of the next few decades and how science and technology can be harnessed, through collective action, to address those challenges.

Videos

Mental Health Part 1

Mental Health Part 2

Week Four Required Readings

Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development Series. October 10, 2018.

World Health Organization, Mental Disorders Fact Sheet, April 2018.

Patel, V. (2007). Mental health in low- and middle-income countries. British Medical Bulletin, 81-82: 81-96.

Take Week Four Quiz

Please ensure you complete the Week Four Quiz.