Keywords

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student will be able to
- evaluate and utilise research reports on psychiatric epidemiology
- understand the value of qualitative research on mental health issues
- discuss the effect of culture and societal circumstances on understanding mental health and the effect of lay concepts of mental health on the situation of people with mental health problems in society
- discuss the specific ethical concerns in mental health research

Contents

- Measuring mental health problems and disorders
- How to conduct mental health research
- Cultural aspects of mental health and mental disorders
- Critical voices concerning the classification of mental disorders, mental health research and treatment of mental disorders
- Ethical concerns in mental health research: interviewing mental health patients, collecting qualitative data, disseminating the results through the media, promoting consumer participation in mental health research etc.

Teaching methods

Classroom work

Teaching language

Evaluation

Study materials

Announced in the teaching schedule.

Further information

Organized every second year, can be completed entirely on the Moodle learning environment.
Minimum of 6 students, maximum of 30 students. The quota for UTA Open University students is 3.

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

TERVAL5 Mental Health Research: Using the Knowledge and Adding to it

For Open University students only

TERVAL5 Mental Health Research: Using the Knowledge and Adding to it