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Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach
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Johns Hopkins University
About Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach
Public Mental Health is the application of the principles of medicine and social science to prevent the occurrence of mental and behavioral disorders and to promote mental health of the population. This course illustrates the principles of public health applied to depressive disorder, including principles of epidemiology, transcultural psychiatry, health services research, and prevention. It is predicted that by 2020 depressive disorder will be the most important cause of disease burden in the entire world! Every human being suffers from feeling depressed at some point or other, but only about one fifth of the population will experience an episode of depressive disorder over the course of their lives. This course illuminates the public health approach to disease, and the particular complexities of applying this approach to mental disorders, using depression as the exemplar.
What You Will Learn?
- Overview What is Major Depression and Why Is It Important? The Burden of Depressive Disorder in the Population Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Closer Look at Maternal Depression Basic Concepts of Epidemiology as Applied to Depression The Search for Etiologic Clues The Search for Etiologic Clues: Lesson Choices Unmet Need for Care, Barriers, and Programs to Improve Access Final Assignment.