Module 1: Lesson 1: Basic Concepts and Objectives of Global Mental Health |
Module 1: Introduction to Global Mental Health |
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Mental health: strengthening our response |
Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes)
World Health Organization - 2018
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The relationship between physical and mental health: A mediation analysis |
Read the content under the headings "Introduction," "Results" and "Discussion & conclusion". (19 minutes)
Social Science & Medicine - 2017
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The History of Mental Health Care |
Read the infographic "The History of Mental Health". (7 minutes)
Concordia University-Saint Paul - 2020
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Mental health included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals |
Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)
World Health Organization
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The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development |
Read the content under the headings "Executive summary" and "The journey so far" on pages 1-4. (50 minutes)
The Lancet Journal - 2018
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Mental health: lessons learned in 2020 for 2021 and forward |
Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes)
World Bank Group - 2021
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Mental Health Atlas |
Read the content under the headings "3. Financial and Human Resources for Mental Health" and "4. Mental Health Service Availability and Uptake" on pages 25-48. (38 minutes)
World Health Organization - 2017
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Module 1: Lesson 2: Overview of Mental Health Disorders Towards Accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals |
Implications of DSM-5 for Health Care Organizations and Mental Health Policy |
Read the content under the headings "Introduction," "Spectrum Approach to Definition of Mental Illness" and "Environmental Risk Factors Related to Stress and Trauma" on pages 218-227. (18 minutes)
Journal of Health and Human Services Administration - 2016
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Three Approaches to Understanding and Classifying Mental Disorder: ICD-11, DSM-5, and the National Institute of Mental Health’s Research Domain Criteria |
Read the content under the headings "Basic similarities and differences of ICD-11 and DSM-5," "Context and background of the RDoC project" and "RDoC’s four major components" on pages 92-97, and "Basic differences between RDoC and the ICD-11 and DSM-5 frameworks" on pages 98-99. (30 minutes)
Sage Journals - 2017
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Module 2: Lesson 1: Influence of Risk Factors on Global Mental Health |
Module 2: Epidemiology of Mental Health Conditions |
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The Risk and Protective Factors on Global Mental Health |
Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)
American Mental Wellness Association
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A structural brain network of genetic vulnerability to psychiatric illness |
Read the content under the headings "Introduction," "Results" and "Discussion". (22 minutes)
Molecular Psychiatry - 2020
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Mental wellbeing risk & protective factors |
Read the content under the heading "Findings" on pages 9-18. (40 minutes)
SAX Institute
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Developing a broad categorisation scheme to describe risk factors for mental illness, for use in prevention policy and planning |
Read the content of Table 3: "Potential risk factors for mental illness by primary and secondary categories" on pages 236-237. (7 minutes)
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - 2017
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Social Determinants of Mental Health. |
Read the entire document. (32 minutes)
Psychiatry Online - 2015
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Module 2: Lesson 2: Vulnerability to mental health disorders |
Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Co-Occurring Disorders |
Read the content under the heading "Chapter 6 - Co-Occurring Disorders Among Special Populations" on pages 165-182. (68 minutes)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration - 2020
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Mental health problems among economically disadvantaged adolescents in an increasingly unequal society: A Swedish study using repeated cross-sectional data from 1995 to 2011 |
Read the content under the headings "1. Background," "4. Discussion" and "5. Conclusion". (33 minutes)
Science Direct - 2018
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HIV/AIDS and Mental Health |
Read the content under the headings "Overview," "Central Nervous System Disease Associated with HIV" and "HIV Treatments and Therapies". (6 minutes)
National Institute of Mental Health - 2020
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Mental Health and HIV/AIDS |
Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - 2018
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Risk & Protective Factors |
Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)
Youth.Gov - 2009
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Module 2: Lesson 3: Global mental health disorders in an epidemiological context |
Mental Health |
Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes)
Our World In Data - 2018
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DALYs from mental health and substance use disorders, World, 1990 to 2017 |
Interact with the table on the webpage. (5 minutes)
Our World In Data - 2017
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Estimating the true global burden of mental illness |
Read the entire article. (34 minutes)
The Lancet - 2016
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Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 |
Read the content under the headings "Introduction" and "Discussion". (20 minutes)
The Lancet - 2013
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Mental Health Atlas-2020 country profiles |
Search your country using the list provided on the webpage.
WHO - 2020
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Module 3: Lesson 1: The Influence of Substance Abuse Disorders in Global Mental Health |
Module 3: Substance Abuse & Mental Health |
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Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report - Why is there comorbidity between substance use disorders and mental illnesses? |
Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes)
National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2020
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Mental health disorders as risk factors for substance use |
Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)
Our World in Data - 2010
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Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Health |
Read the content under the headings "The link between substance abuse and mental health," "What comes first: Substance abuse or the mental health problem?" "Recognizing a dual diagnosis," "Signs and symptoms of substance abuse," and "Signs and symptoms of common co-occurring disorders". (9 minutes)
Helpguide - 2020
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Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders |
Read the content under the heading "Understanding Stigma of Mental and Substance Use Disorders". (55 minutes)
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine - 2016
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Module 3: Lesson 2: Screening and Treatment Programs |
Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Co-Occurring Disorders |
Read the content under the heading "Chapter 2 - Guiding Principles for Working With People Who Have Co-Occurring Disorders" on pages 13-29. (60 minutes)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2020
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Module 3: Lesson 3: Role of Advocacy in Substance Abuse on Mental Health |
Communication Strategies to Counter Stigma and Improve Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Policy |
Read the entire webpage. (42 minutes)
American Psychiatric Association - 2017
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Module 4: Lesson 1: Planning Interventions Based on Recognized Guidelines |
Module 4: Evidence-based Intervention |
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Mental health gap action programme (mhGAP) |
Read the entire webpage and watch the video. (10 minutes)
WHO - 2010
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mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings |
Read the content under the heading "Essential Care & Practice" on pages 5-15. (20 minutes)
WHO - 2016
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mhGAP Community Toolkit |
Read the content under the heading "Part 1: Guide for programme managers" on pages 1-23. (41 minutes)
WHO - 2019
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Module 4: Lesson 2: Implementing Mental Health Interventions |
Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met |
Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)
WHO - 2018
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mhGAP Community Toolkit |
Read the content under the heading "Part 2: mhGAP Community Provider Manual" on pages 25-98. (160 minutes)
WHO - 2019
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BUILDING BACK BETTER: Sustainable mental health care after emergencies |
Read the content under the heading "Executive Summary" on pages 9-14. (12 minutes)
WHO - 2013
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Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity |
Read the entire article. (34 minutes)
NCBI - 2019
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Considering culture, context and community in mhGAP implementation and training: challenges and recommendations from the field |
Read the content under the headings "Background," "The goals and structure of mhGAP," "Challenges in implementing mhGAP training programs in LMIC" and "Findings and discussion". (31 minutes)
Springer Link - 2019
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Course Activities |
Peer Activities |
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Discussion Forums |
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