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Module 1: Lesson 1: Basic Concepts and Objectives of Global Mental Health | Read the main webpage. MedlinePlus: National Library of Medicine (US) - 2020 |
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Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes) World Health Organization - 2022 |
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Read sections “2.1 conceptual frameworks” and "Discussion & Conclusion." (19 minutes) Social Science & Medicine - 2017 |
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Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) Department of Health, State Government of Victoria, Australia - 2015 |
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Read the content under the heading "History as retrospective: contributors’ reconstruction of their own past" and "Towards a history of modern mental health services." (18 minutes) National Center for Biotechnology Information - 2015 |
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Read this short policy brief published in 2018 by the Mental Health Innovation Network (for United for Global Mental Health). (9 minutes) Mental Health Innovation Network - 2018 |
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Read the entire policy brief document. (8 minutes) The Lancet Journal - 2018 |
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Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes) World Bank Group - 2021 |
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Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) BMJ Open - 2019 |
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Read the content under the heading "History of Mental Illness." (16 minutes) NOBA - 2022 |
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Module 1: Lesson 2: Overview of Mental Health Disorders Towards Accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals | Read this webpage which introduces the DSM-5 classification and its different evolutions through time. (8 minutes) APA - 2022 |
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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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Read the entire article. (14 minutes) Mental Health Today - 2019 |
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Read the content under the headings: WHO Report - 2020 |
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Read the entire document. (11 minutes) Mental Health Innovation Network - 2018 |
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Read from the introduction to the conclusion of the article. (24 minutes) Global Mental Health - 2016 |
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Module 2: Lesson 1: Influence of Risk Factors on Global Mental Health | Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes) American Mental Wellness Association - 2016 |
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Read the content under the headings "Introduction" and "Discussion." (10 minutes) Read the content under the heading "Results." (11 minutes) Molecular Psychiatry - 2020 |
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Read the content under the heading "Findings" on pages 9-18. (40 minutes) Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Report - 2019 |
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Read the article below (stop before the section entitled “Policy implications”). (25 minutes) Cambridge University Press - 2021 |
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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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Module 2: Lesson 2: Vulnerability to Mental Health 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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Read the content under the heading "1. Background." (14 minutes) London: Mental Health Foundation - 2016 |
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Read the content under the headings "Overview," "People living with HIV/AIDS are at a higher risk for mental disorders," "Central Nervous System Disease Associated with HIV," and "HIV Treatments and Therapies." (6 minutes) National Institute of Mental Health - 2020 |
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Read the entire document. (4 minutes) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - 2018 |
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Module 2: Lesson 3: Global Mental Health Disorders in an Epidemiological Context | Read the content under the heading "Mental Health" and interact with the table. (4 minutes) Our World In Data - 2018 |
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Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes) Our World in Data - 2018 |
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Read the following titles under the heading: (5 minutes) "Empirical View:" Our World in Data - 2018 |
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Read the entire article. (34 minutes) Although the data is old, it offers one of the more recent publicly assessable comprehensive overviews, and evidence shows that the data have been relatively stable over time. The Lancet - 2016 |
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Read the entire article. (7 minutes) Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - 2020 |
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Read the content under the headings "Introduction" and "Discussion." (20 minutes) Although the data is old, it offers one of the more recent publicly assessable comprehensive overviews, and evidence shows that the data have been relatively stable over time. The Lancet - 2013 |
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Read the introduction, discussion, and conclusion. (16 minutes) The Lancet Regional Health - 2019 |
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Search your country using the list provided on the webpage. (10 minutes) WHO Report - 2020 |
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Module 3: Lesson 1: The Influence of Substance Abuse Disorders on Global Mental Health | Read the entire report. (15 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse (Research Report) - 2020 |
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Read “1. Background,” “4. Discussion,” and Table 2, “Overall pooled estimates for mental health disorders and substance use,” in the article provided. (18 minutes) Journal of Clinical Medicine - 2018 |
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Read the entire article. (44 minutes) Iris Publishers - 2019 |
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Read the content under the heading "Understanding Stigma of Mental and Substance Use Disorders."(55 minutes) NCBI - 2016 |
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Module 3: Lesson 2: Screening and Treatment Programs | Read the content under the heading "Chapter 2 - Guiding Principles for Working With People Who Have Co-Occurring Disorders" on pages 13-29 Read the content under "Chapter 3 - Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders” on pages 31 to 68 and "Chapter 7 - Treatment Models and Settings for People With Co-Occurring Disorders." Read the content under "Chapter 4 - Mental and Substance-Related Disorders: Diagnostic and Cross-Cutting Topics” (optional). (62 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 | Read the entire webpage. (42 minutes) Psychiatric Services - 2017 |
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Module 4: Lesson 1: Planning Interventions Based on Recognized Guidelines | Read the entire webpage and watch the video. (10 minutes) WHO - 2019 |
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Read the content under the headings "Options for the implementation of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030" and " Strengthening and empowerment of people with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities and their organizations" on pgs 20-22. (7 minutes) WHO - 2021 |
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Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes) The website provides a list of tools that can be used in health and mental health programs, but students are not required to click on each link. WHO - 2022 |
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Read the content under the heading "Essential Care & Practice" on pages 5-15. (20 minutes) WHO - 2016 |
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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 | Read the entire article. (35 minutes) NCBI - 2017 |
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Read the content under the heading "Part 2: mhGAP Community Provider Manual" on pages 25-98. (160 minutes) (Completing the activities is recommended but not mandatory.) WHO - 2019 |
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Read the content under the heading "Bolstering Political will for Human Resources for Health: the Third Global Forum Commitments" on pages 31-36. (13 minutes) WHO - 2015 |
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Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes) WHO - 2022 |
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Read the entire article. (34 minutes) Current Psychiatry Reports - 2019 |
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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) International Journal of Mental Health Systems - 2019 |
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Watch the videos of the entire playlist to familiarize yourself with the mhGAP clinical approach. (118 minutes) mhGAP Training - 2017 |
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