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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....

Top reviews

DP

Nov 14, 2019

I very much enjoyed this course. you were able to present the idea of depression as a public health concern very well and I enjoyed the way the public health research methods were approached.

SR

Jun 24, 2020

Well designed course! It sheds light on the global burden of depression by bringing in historical and cultural aspects in such a simplified manner. Loved it!

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By A. S M N S

Jun 22, 2021

An well build , well designed course for broadening your knowledge about public health approach to depression. The graded assignments are good enough to learn project management, anticipating problems and solving problems.

By malavika s

Jan 2, 2020

One of the best online courses. The information provided is gold. Teachers are as expected from John Hopkins university, the best and the assignments are really nice and challenging. Overall this course is a must.

By Mariyam

Apr 12, 2020

I want to express my deep gratitude to the teachers and the Coursera platform. The course was very useful and informative. I wish you health and hardworking students.

With kind regards, Khassanova Mariyam

By Estefany G M

Aug 28, 2017

Un excelente curso, me enseño muchas cosas que son realmente útiles para mi profesión, maravillada con lo que aprendí. Gracias a todo el equipo de la Universidad que hizo posible este curso.

By steve v

Apr 2, 2019

Excellent enseignement. J'ai appris beaucoup grâce à ce MOOC et je conseille vivement à toutes les personnes intéressées dans le domaine de l'épidémiologie en santé mentale à le faire.

By Beatriz V R d O

Jul 7, 2021

I really loved this course and learned a lot. I am from Brazil and is amazing that people in different countries can learn more about depression and public health. Thank you!

By 黄铄

Apr 29, 2018

该课程对于抑郁的刨析出乎我的意料,对于抑郁的前前后后各个方面的探究几乎无微不至。具备极高的专业素养以及人文关怀。上这个课程我感到十分荣幸。I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the professors and staff who offered the course.

By Duvan E P M

May 18, 2021

it's a good course, very well explained and argued, both in technical and practical information, I liked the activities and I learned a lot, fulfill my goals

By Rahul P M

Nov 16, 2021

It was an extremely eye-opening corse. The professors explained everything really well. I highly recommend this course.

By Carlos A R A

Jan 25, 2020

Excelente material y las clases son muy entretenidas. Actividades que verdaderamente ponen en juego tus conocimientos.

By Dr. V G V M

Apr 20, 2020

organised and workable course for mental health professionals and junior research fellows

thank you coursera for this

By Asia T

Nov 26, 2020

it gave me bases to understand major depression, some tools to measure the burden and some solution to help others

By Samuel E

Jan 13, 2024

Very important and eye opening information that exposes depression as a quiet killer in the population.

By Meghana G S

Jul 24, 2018

This course has helped me a lot. I really hope to publish a paper on Maternal mental health someday.

By deena m

Oct 12, 2020

Thanks the course was very comprehensive and well structured. Would recommend this to my network .

By DR O H Z

Jun 9, 2020

we learned more from our teachers in this course .am too much happy to be with them in this course

By Codie J V

Jan 11, 2020

Excellent Information, even for professionals in the field of Mental Health! Highly Recommended.

By Muhammad A A

May 25, 2020

An important course for those who work in the field of Mental health.

By Ingrid S

Nov 1, 2023

Excellent quality. Loved the exercises, made me think and learn.

By Carla M

Dec 13, 2018

Great course ! I learned information that i never knew existed.

By Teresa A

May 13, 2022

The lectures were easy to understand and very informative.

By Alka P

May 3, 2020

It was a very beneficial course for me, so much to learn!

By Dr S S

Mar 2, 2021

Great course for a public health approach to depression!

By Himanshu V

Jun 7, 2020

Thanks for giving this opportunity to learn this course.

By Ms. I I

Sep 11, 2021

great professors with smooth and understandable videos