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Class Syllabus: Living With Depression

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Course Description

Each year 1 in 10 people get depressed.  That is 17 million Americans.  In this course you will learn about depression, the symptoms and how to affectively live with this illness.  Depression can be devastating to the person who is suffering with this illness.  Depression is treatable.  Explore the different types of treatments, both traditional and non traditional, which are available to you right now.

 

By learning the basics of the illness, you begin to take back the control that you may have felt that you have lost.  With knowledge, proper medical care and a good support system, you can learn to live a normal life with depression.  This course will teach you how.

Course Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course. All information that you will need will be provided.

Course Goals

To recognize the severity of this illness To understand the fundamentals of depression To learn of the resources that are available

Course Materials

All materials provided.

Grading Policy

For the purpose of this course the grading policy will be: 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 69 and below Fail Ultimately everybody copes with depression in their own way. Therefore there can be no grade on how you handle your process.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this course should be considered common knowledge. Please check with a licensed health care provider when dealing with your illness.
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Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe depression.
  • Summarize categories of depression.
  • Summarize treatments.
  • Describe the role of exercise and vitamins in treating depression.
  • Compare how stress affects depression, and
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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