Women, Gender and Health: Critical Issues in Mental Health
WGH 210
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Description
This course explores issues relevant to mental illness, mental health from a gender perspective. Course themes include illness constructs, life cycle and transitions, collective and individual trauma, role and relationship and embodiment. Topics include eating disorders, pain, hormonally mediated mood disorders, and PTSD. Examples highlight US and international experience. Readings are multidisciplinary, including public health and medicine, social sciences, history and literature.
Course Activities: Includes a student final project.
Course Notes:
Minimum enrollment of 5 students.
The course will be totally remote and students can zoom in from any location.
School
Harvard Chan School
Credits
2.5
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Subject
Women, Gender & Health
Grading Basis
HSPH Student Option (Ordinal, Pass/Fail)
Course Requirements
Students outside of HSPH must request instructor permission to enroll in this course
