MPM1013

Social and cultural psychiatry I

(MED)

Dr P Levine and Dr C Harvey

6 points + Third year + First semester + Parkville (Same as MPM2012)

Synopsis: The cultural and environmental context in which mental health services are developed and delivered. Topics include cultural identities of clinician and client (consumer) in the diagnostic process; historical perspectives on diagnosis, treatment and service delivery; the effects of trauma on mental health; the so-called culture-bound syndromes'; mental health legislation and current trends in service delivery; the challenge of prevention; and ethics in practice.

Assessment: Attendance: 20% + Case presentations: 60% + Short exam: 20%