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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health by The University of Sydney

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About the Course

In today’s world, mental illness and distress are common and these account for a significant burden of disability within our community. At the same time, there is a growing interest in understanding and enhancing positive mental health and wellbeing; particularly from developments in the fields of positive psychology and mental health promotion. Positive Psychiatry is a new term (Jeste et al 2016) that describes a dual approach to mental health, where we build strengths, supports and healthy lifestyles as well as treating illness and distress. In this course, we will explore different aspects of good mental health as well as provide an overview of the major kinds of mental disorders, their causes, treatments and how to seek help and support. The course will feature a large number of Australian experts in psychiatry, psychology and mental health research, and we will also hear from “lived experience experts”, people who have lived with mental illness, and share their personal stories of recovery. We take an evidence-based approach to a range of strategies that anyone can use to enhance their own mental health and that of others, from exercise and relaxation techniques through to the role of love, relationships and 'good' types of work. We cover topics from creativity and yoga through to psychiatric medications and psychotherapies....

Top reviews

SE

May 16, 2022

This course has given me great insight on mental health and how everything is related to it but it most importantly taught me how to be in control of my mental healh and maintain a positive psychiatry

KH

Jul 21, 2022

I really enjoyed this course. I found the materail very releveant and useful both for myself, and my hope in working with other in the future. It was very comprehnsive and I loved taking this course.

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By Abhijeet S

Aug 23, 2020

Seems like people don't like giving good grades for the peer assignments on this course. Apart from that, the course seemed to lack professionalism and the different teaching assistants' constant flicker to and from the camera and the script was pretty distractive. Decent course otherwise.

By Brandon L C

Jan 26, 2023

I thought it was a very useful course, full of resources, wisdom, contact points and community resources. Thank you so much for the wisdom shared. I will uses the wisdom given in the course to develop my professional man, the man I desire to br.

By fife k

Mar 5, 2021

great content, accessible. big shame about having no access to the course creators, and leaving marking up to students to peer-review without anonymity, or any option in case of an unfair grading, is questionable.

By mingyue x

Aug 30, 2021

The course content is very organized. But the lecturers are looking at the subtitles when teaching, which is distracting sometimes -- it doesn't feel like having real lectures, but recorded videos really.

By Maria M

Sep 14, 2020

Son excelentes los vídeos porque puedo entender pero los textos y cuestionario no lo entiendo porque no está en español y tampoco puedo traducir si hay forma de modificar por favor me ayudan

By Ronnie M

Mar 22, 2022

While the information was not only very informative but extremely useful in my practice, the peer review assignments to complete this certification is nothing that I cared for.

By ZAIRUS S C S N & H S

Jun 8, 2024

"My Gratitudes to Our Mentors. The TOPIC/MODULES are reliable and for me THESE ARE REALLY Uplifting even in the darkest silhouette." ZAIRUS SURATOS CERVANTES, Philippines

By Aleksandre T

Feb 13, 2022

I expected that the couse would be more in depth into mental ilnesses, cases, more detailed classifications and treatment possibilities. But it was good overall.

By Sharon G

Aug 16, 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed this course, however, I felt autism wasn't covered adequately. Also, many of the links to apps / external sites didn't work. Thank you.

By JESSICA Y G Q

May 10, 2020

ES INTERESANTE EL CURSO, PERO LÁSTIMA QUE NO DAN AL MENOS UN CERTIFICADO DE PARTICIPACIÓN.

By A. d

Jul 19, 2022

Amazing course would have liked to have more tools , strategies, flow charts.

By Maro

Aug 29, 2022

i relly liked this course

but i hoped i'd find more about psychiatry

By Angela M

Dec 19, 2021

Trying to unenroll in this program.

By Candice C

Jul 1, 2020

Great course, but lacks diversity.

By Ho M

Sep 22, 2021

Good

By Giuseppe P

Jan 14, 2021

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By Leoniealq

Aug 23, 2023

There have been some mistakes in the course and the apps that they include can never be opened. Furthermore the course was more common knowledge and not as scientific. The peer assignments were not thoroughly thought through and include many mistakes and it is not that easy to deal with it. For example, when we have to look at the texts of other peers they say we have to correct 2 but actually we have to do 3 or more. I am a bit disappointed. To say something positive, the videos were quite nice and easy to follow. The pop up question otherwise were quite random.

By HELLY P 2

Oct 30, 2020

First of all, I would like to appreciate the efforts put in by University of Sydney for conducting this course. But I personally felt that it could have been better. It felt a bit monotonous. Creative ways of teaching could have been adopted. I hope this review helps in improving the course. Thank you.

By Karolina K

May 12, 2022

I was hoping for more details of how the brain works, what is going on while we experience mental illness or disstress. Unfortunately it was very brief overview of the subject. It kinda seemed like a self-help course foe people with mental problems. Like i said i was looking for something more indepth

By Krizel V

Apr 14, 2022

Too many quizzes and the assignment is not good. Also reviewing others take time.

By Angela W

Jun 24, 2024

Really quite boring and not in anyway engaging. This course was a real slog.

By David K

Apr 23, 2020

lots of probs with online testing. Tried to drop course but no luck...

By C M

Jul 20, 2024

No cirt, nice course but really

By brionna m

Dec 12, 2021

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