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Dec 07, 2025
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PH 365 - Mental Health and Policy
Units: 3
Public health and policy issues in mental health. Impact of economic, political, social and cultural factors in the provision of mental health care services.
Prerequisites: B.S. Health Sciences major and PH 315.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Understand the historical and contemporary perspectives on mental disorders.
- Understand the implications of the current classification and processing of mental disorders
- Describe clinical approaches, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of major mental disorders.
- Outline a public health approach to study mental health conditions.
- Understand the organizational characteristics, financing and delivery of mental health services.
- Recognize the impact of race, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, and other differences in mental health.
- Discuss the portrayal of mental health in coverage of violence in the media.
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