Week 6: Mind, Behavior and Global Health

Major themes:
  • Mental Health and Social Behavior
  • Lifestyle Choices and Health
  • Aggression and Violence (including Abuse, Suicide and Murder)
  • Dependencies and Addictive Behavior: Drugs and Alcoholism
  • The Global Smoking Epidemic

Individual Oral Presentations:
  • Rosie--Psychological Approaches to Somatisation in Developing Countries
  • Sheila--Community Care for People With Mental Disorders in Developing Countries

Case Study: Life Expectancy and Premature Death Among Men in Eastern Europe
  • Ivette and Jennifer V.

The lecture slides, oral presentations, and case study slides can be found here: Click here to view the screencast