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In this course, you will :
- Be able to discuss mental illness and its stigma, as well as describe common psychological disorders and their treatments.
- Be able to explain the connection between racism, systemic inequality, and mental health treatment.
- Be able to apply happiness science to your own life.
Syllabus :
1. Public Perceptions of Mental Illness
- Stephen Hinhsaw on stigma and mental illness
- Temple Grandin on autism
- Kay Refield Jamison on bipolar disorder
- Gordon Nagayma Hall on culture and mental health
- Mitchell Prinstein on communicating mental health to the public
- Aaron Fisher on precision behavioral health
2. Specific Psychological Disorders
- Greg Siegle on the brain and depression
- Linda Craighead on eating disorders
- Bunmi Olatunji on anxiety disorders
- Sheri Johnson on impulsivity
- Lee Anna Clark on personality disorders
- Jutta Joormann on depression and cognition
- Wendy Heller on anxiety disorders
- Jonathan Rottenberg on depression and emotion
- Judy Garber on internalizing disorders
3. Serious Mental Illness
- Matthew Nock on suicide
- Lara Ray on alcohol use disorders
- Diane C. Gooding on schizophrenia
- Abigail Marsh on psychopathy
- Robert Levenson on severe mental illness
- Lauren Weinstock on assessment and treatment of suicide
- Deanna Barch on clinical neuroscience
4. Disproportionate Impacts on Marginalized Communities
- Steven Lopez on Latinx mental health
- Lauren Ng on global mental health
- April Thames on mental health disparities
- Kate McLaughlin on stress and trauma
- Darby Saxbe on family systems and hormones
- Jane Mendle on puberty and mental health
- Jessica Borelli on parent-child relationships
5. Evidence-based Approaches to Treatments & the Science of Happiness
- Laurie Santos on the science of well-being
- Dacher Keltner on the science of happiness
- Jacqueline Persons on cognitive behavior therapy
- Thomas Insel on mental health innovation and technology
- James Gross on emotion regulation and mental health
- Steven Hollon on treatment for depression
- Amelia Aldao on cognitive therapy for anxiety
