Exploring depression
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Explore depression and its causes, diagnosis, and interventions in this free advanced level course. Gain a comprehensive understanding of biopsychosocial perspectives and contemporary issues in mental health science. Discover various pharmacological and psychological therapies for depression. Start your journey towards mastering neurosciences and mental health studies.
This free advanced level course, Exploring depression, serves as an introduction to masters level study in neurosciences and mental health. Focusing on depression, you will consider key issues concerning diagnosis, causes and interventions. You will also begin to explore theoretical models, biological and psychological explanations, and look at a range of pharmacological and psychological therapies for depression.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand depression from biopsychosocial perspectives
Discuss contemporary issues in mental health science related to depression
Recognise different lines of evidence and appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of current knowledge in the study of mental health science.
