Postgraduate Course: Social and Ethical Issues in Mental Health (PUHR11044)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Public Health Research |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course will look at some of the key ethical and social issues in public mental health, including their historical dimensions. It will consider how approaches from the social sciences (for instance, the sociology of diagnosis, and the anthropology of pharmaceuticals) can contribute to our understanding of the historical and contemporary shaping of current ethical and social issues in mental health, and their impact in relation to policy, practice and individual experience. Topics to be covered include access to therapies, the development of diagnostic categories, and pharmaceutical marketing. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- explain the significance of some of the key ethical and social issues in mental health today.
- describe how science, policy, clinical practice and popular culture interact to shape and define these issues.
- analyse current and emerging concerns in mental health by drawing on concepts and debates from the social sciences.
- evaluate policy, clinical and popular commentaries on mental health in terms of the ethical and social issues they mask or introduce.
- appreciate how national issues may come to have global significance.
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Assessment Information
| Assessed tutorial (the class will divided into groups, each of which will be expected to convene a tutorial for the other students) (25%) and essay (75%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Medicalisation, Mental Health Policy, Pharmac |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel:
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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