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The Beautiful Mind: Global Mental Health
Summer in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 7/5/25 - 7/19/25
The Beautiful Mind: Global Mental Health
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Neuroscience
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
How do Chile and Egypt compare in terms of their treatment options for anxiety? How do refugees access mental health systems in host countries? What is normal in relation to mental health, and does normal even exist? We invite students to explore questions such as these and travel with us ?down the rabbit hole? of global mental health. This course will offer a broad perspective on mental health through discussions of the most prevalent and impactful mental health disorders around the world and the complexity of mental health as a public health issue.
This course will begin with an introduction to global mental health followed by in-depth lectures and workshops on history and trends in global mental health, including the importance of cultural sensitivity and systems thinking. Students will work together in groups to use this newly acquired knowledge to debate the ambiguity of mental health and to compare treatment options of a specific mental health issue in two different countries.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the history and current trends in global mental health
- Explore the contextual, structural, and individual factors and inherent ambiguity that influences mental health status and service provision
- Critically assess and debate the complexity and ambiguity of mental health problems
- Take an interdisciplinary approach to the issues of mental health and gain insight into how mental health is connected to other health-related problems
- Critically contrast and compare approaches to a specific mental health topic in different countries
- Meet and work together with peers from various countries and backgroundsHave basic knowledge about the mental health organisation (from diagnosis to rehabilitation)
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit
This course will begin with an introduction to global mental health followed by in-depth lectures and workshops on history and trends in global mental health, including the importance of cultural sensitivity and systems thinking. Students will work together in groups to use this newly acquired knowledge to debate the ambiguity of mental health and to compare treatment options of a specific mental health issue in two different countries.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the history and current trends in global mental health
- Explore the contextual, structural, and individual factors and inherent ambiguity that influences mental health status and service provision
- Critically assess and debate the complexity and ambiguity of mental health problems
- Take an interdisciplinary approach to the issues of mental health and gain insight into how mental health is connected to other health-related problems
- Critically contrast and compare approaches to a specific mental health topic in different countries
- Meet and work together with peers from various countries and backgroundsHave basic knowledge about the mental health organisation (from diagnosis to rehabilitation)
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit