John Hopkins University - Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach 

An Introduction to Major Depression

Syllabus

Public Mental Health by William Eaton

Lecture 1A: What is Depression?

Lecture 1B: Prevalence and Incidence of Major Depressive Episode

Lecture 1C: The Natural History of Major Depressive Disorder

Lecture 1D: Major Depressive Disorder and Medical Conditions

Lecture 1E: Estimating the Burden of Major Depressive Disorder and Medical Conditions

Quiz 1: The Basics of Major Depression

Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Closer Look at Maternal Depression

Lecture 2A: Does Depression Look the Same Across the World?

Lecture 2B: Is Depression Relevant in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Lecture 2C: What Predicts Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Lecture 2D: How Can We Treat & Prevent Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Quiz 2: Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Basic Concepts of Epidemiology as Applied to Depression

Lecture 3A: What Is Epidemiology

Lecture 3B: Time, Space, and Disease: The Ecological Approach

Lecture 3C: Cohort Studies

Lecture 3D: Case Control Studies

Lecture 3E: The Web of Causation

Quiz 3: Epidemiology

The Search for Etiologic Clues

Lecture 4A: Inheritance

Lecture 4B: Stress & Diathesis

Lecture 4C: Social Supports

Lecture 4D: Work, Family, and Life Stage

Lecture 4E: Recency of Birth

Quiz 4

Unmet Need for Care, Barriers, and Programs to Improve Access

Lecture 5A: Patterns of Service Use

Lecture 5B: Barriers and Solutions

Lecture 6A: Historical Development and Recent Trends

Lecture 6B: Quality of Diagnosis & Treatment

Quiz 5

Quiz 6

Final Assignment