Section: Module 2: Lesson 3: Global mental health disorders in an epidemiological context | Global Mental Health | NextGenU.org
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Learning Objectives:
- Characterize mental disorders from an epidemiological approach.
- Examine the mental health epidemiology profile of your country.
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Students mustMark as done
Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Students mustView
Interact with the table on the webpage. (5 minutes)
Our World In Data - 2017
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (34 minutes)
The Lancet - 2016
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Students mustView
Read the content under the headings "Introduction" and "Discussion". (20 minutes)
The Lancet - 2013
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Students mustViewStart discussions: 1
In this activity, you will assess the mental health epidemiology profile of your country. (350 min.)
Step 1: Search for your country in the DALYs from mental health and substance use disorders world data from the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development and on the WHO Mental Health Atlas country profiles.
Step 2: Prepare a 500-700 word response to summarize the following questions and any other you might have:
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What are the three most significant mental and substance use disorders producers of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in your country?
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To what factors do you attribute the impact of the burden of these diseases?
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Choose one of the three groups of indicators regarding mental health (mental health system governance, resources for mental health, or mental health service availability and uptake) and analyze the information available. If relevant information is not available, to what circumstances do you attribute this lack of information?
Step 3: To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
Step 4: Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - E of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you provided as well as comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:
Item A is .…. because…. my suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is .…. because…. my suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is .…. because…. my suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is .…. because…. my suggestions for improvement are….
Item E is .…. because…. my suggestions for improvement are….
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Quiz: Module 2
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TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 12/15
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Students mustMark as done
Additional Learning Options
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Students mustView
Search your country using the list provided on the webpage.
WHO - 2020
- Characterize mental disorders from an epidemiological approach.