International Studies (INTL) |
175 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-5051
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| INTL 467 Global Mental Health |
4.00 cr. |
| Overview of global mental health from a critical, anthropological, and historical perspective, with attention to cross-cultural differences in illness experience and treatment options. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Yarris K  |
Office:
313 PLC
Phone:
(541) 346-1363
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| Office Hours: |
1600 - 1700 W |
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CRN |
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16766 |
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30 |
1600-1850 |
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255 LIL |
Yarris K |
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Final Exam: |
1445-1645 |
t 12/10 |
122 LIB |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| September 29: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| October 5: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| October 5: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| October 6: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| October 6: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| October 7: |
Add this course |
| October 9: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| October 13: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 13: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 20: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 20: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 27: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| October 27: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| November 17: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| November 17: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This course examines global mental health from a critical perspective, from the foundational critiques made by anthropologists about the undue influence of diagnostic systems, to more contemporary critiques of the expansion of global psychopharmacological intervention. The course explores several key issues in global mental health, including the challenges of diagnosis, the cultural shaping of emotional distress and mental illness, and the role of power (politics, economics, and history) in shaping the identification (naming and labeling) of – and responses (intervention and clinical treatment) to – mental health problems. We examine several issues in some depth – including cultural idioms of distress, and schizophrenia – drawing on case studies largely from medical and psychological anthropologists and transcultural psychiatrists. The aim of the course is to deepen students’ understandings of mental health in cross-cultural and global perspective, and abilities to think critically about appropriate responses. |
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