Social epidemiology II: Social and economic determinants of population health
Winter
term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s):
Galea, Sandro
Offered every year
Last offered Winter 2008
Prerequisites: EPID 514 or permission of instructor
This course rests on the premise that the study of the determinants of health at multiple levels, and their interrelationships, is essential in order to better explain, and potentially predict, the health of populations. Although this course is grounded in an appreciation for the contribution of different disciplines to the study of population health, it focuses on the particular role that epidemiologic perspectives and methods can offer to improve our understanding of population health. As such, this course will be divided into three primary sections. The first section will consider the notion of population health, what we mean by this, and how thinking about population health challenges some of the core methods, and assumptions, of epidemiology. The second section will consider some of the key potential macro-level determinants of population health, and consider the potential role of epidemiologic methods in studying these determinants. The third section will consider epidemiologic methods, their potential, and their limitations in defining population health, understanding its determinants, and assessing the mechanisms through which these determinants influence population health. This course is a combination of didactic lectures and student discussion.
EPID819
Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders
Fall
term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s):
Galea, Sandro
Last offered Fall 2007
Prerequisites: Epid 601 or permission of instructor
This course offers an introduction to the epidemiology of mental health and mental illness. This course takes an explicit epidemiologic perspective and focuses on the study of the determinants of mental illness. A broad array of potential determinants will be discussed, including psychosocial, biologic, and genetic determinants. Students will learn about the epidemiology of specific diseases, but will also consider the methodologic challenges involved in the study of mental health and illness, the social consequences of mental illness, and the social and political contexts within which mental health and mental illness occur.
This course will be divided into three primary sections. The first section will serve as an introduction to psychiatric epidemiology, considering the role of psychiatric epidemiology and the historic, political, and cultural context of mental illness. The second section will consider epidemiologic insights about some of the key psychiatric disorders, including affective, psychotic, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Each topic discussion will also consider the interrelationship between these disorders and the role of epidemiologic methods in studying these conditions. The third section will consider special topics in psychiatric epidemiology, including issues of Comorbidity, measurement (including case ascertainment and diagnostic methods), and issues that pertain to service delivery and its assessment.
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