CLIN884 Intro Global Mental Health
The course will explore the socio-cultural and political forces that shape the assessment, manifestation, and treatment of mental illnesses globally. Students will take a critical view of diagnostic systems and examine the scientific research suggesting culturally specific, systematic differences in presentation of mental illnesses worldwide. We will review clinical and treatment practices when working with individuals with mental illnesses from low resource settings within low and middle income countries worldwide. Specifically, students will explore topics around task sharing, culturally-specific communication styles, idioms of social relatedness, emotional expression, familial structure, stigma, and power dynamics.