Introduction: Mental Health and Public Health
Code
21195
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Credits
2
Teacher in charge
Professor Doutor Benedetto Saraceno
Teaching language
English
Objectives
1. Understanding the components of Public Mental Health and the types of interventions addressing:
· The general population
· The vulnerable groups
· At risk populations
· Individuals
2. Understanding the concepts of stigma and discrimination
3. Understanding the concept of Disability Adjusted Life Years and Years Lived with Disability. Learning about epidemiological data attributable to mental, neurological, and substance use disorders on the global burden of diseases. Learning about global mortality and disability data associated with mental, neurological and substance use.
4. Understanding the concept of GAP and the different types of gaps related to services provided for mental disorders care: resources, infrastructure, funding, access, quality of care.
5. Understanding the main barriers preventing the implementation of cost effective and human interventions.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
a) Components of public mental health
b) Stigma and discrimination associated to mental disorders
c) The global burden of diseases attributable to mental, neurological and substance use disorders
d) Types of gaps related to services provided for mental disorders care: resources, infrastructure, funding, access, quality of care
e) Barriers preventing the implementation of cost effective and human interventions.
Bibliography
1. Saraceno B, Freeman M Funk M. (2009). Public Mental Health. In: Detels R, Beaglehole R, Lansang M, Gulliford M: Oxford Textbook of Public Health, 5th edition. 1081-1100. Oxford University Press, New York.
2. Saraceno B, van Ommeren M, Batniji R, Cohen A, Gureje O, Mahoney J, Sridhar D, Underhill C. Barriers to improvement of mental health services in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet. 2007 370:1164-74.
3. Saxena S, Thornicroft G, Knapp M, Whiteford H. Resources for mental health: scarcity, inequity, and inefficiency. Lancet. 2007 370:878-889.
Teaching method
Lectures and e-learning activities.
Evaluation method
Assessment is made together with assessment of Curricular Unit (CU) "Mental Health of the Populations".
See this CU.