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Global Mental Health (GMH) is an interdisciplinary field that aims to reduce inequalities in mental health care by improving access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services worldwide. This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the principles, evidence, and practice of Global Mental Health, combining theoretical foundations with real-world clinical and research applications. It will critically examine the determinants of mental health inequalities, barriers to care, stigma, and the implementation of evidence-based interventions across diverse cultural and resource settings.
The course follows the continuum of mental health care, from assessment and diagnosis to treatment, implementation, and evaluation. Students will explore culturally informed assessment, including cultural formulation approaches, and gain an overview of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions. Particular emphasis will be placed on the systematic cultural adaptation and implementation of psychosocial interventions, illustrated through examples from ongoing international research projects.
Special topics will include migration and mental health, with a focus on refugees and asylum seekers, as well as suicide prevention from a global public health perspective. The second part of the course will introduce key research priorities in Global Mental Health, covering epidemiological and implementation research, participatory approaches, sustainable and equitable international research partnerships, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.
Teaching will be highly interactive and practice-oriented. Concepts will be illustrated through case studies, examples from international projects, and reflections from the teaching team’s clinical and research experience in low-, middle-, and high-income settings. Students will work in groups to critically analyse a Global Mental Health challenge and develop evidence-informed solutions, which they will present during the final sessions.
The course is delivered over seven teaching days (two 2-hour sessions per day) during the first semester, on a biweekly schedule. It is designed to equip psychology students with the knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to understand, evaluate, and contribute to equitable, culturally responsive, and sustainable mental health practice and research in a global context. |
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