University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
SANT0724-1  Introduction to Mental Health

Duration :  15h Th
Number of credits :  
One-year preliminary programme leading to the master in public health sciences2
Lecturer :  Jean-Marc Triffaux
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
After defining the concepts of health, mental health and quality of life, the course introduces in a perspective bio-psycho-social the concepts of stress, burnout and the main psychopathological syndromes. The network and supply care are discussed taking into account the ongoing reform of mental health care. Different psychotherapeutic currents are discussed. An educational visit to a psychiatric day hospital completes the training.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Concepts of health, mental health and quality of life. The bio-psycho-social model. Stress reactions. The professional burnout. Elements of Psychopathology. The network of mental health care. Psychotherapies. The psychiatric day hospital : educational visit.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written exam
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
educational visit of the psychiatric day hospital "La Clé"
Contacts :  
Professor J-M TRIFFAUX- Chargé de cours Hôpital de jour Universitaire La Clé - 153 Boulevard de la constitution - 4020 LIEGE Phone : 04/342 65 96
jmtriffaux@ulg.ac.be Secretary : Madame Ch. GAYETOT- Tél : 04/366 79 60

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