PSYC3018 Mental Health Conditions (University of Sydney): rated 4.2/5 overall across 17 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
PSYC3018 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Psychology Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 心理健康状况
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Psychology Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit critically examines the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of major mental health conditions across the lifespan, centering the stories of individuals who have experienced these conditions. The mental health conditions discussed are; anxiety disorders (e.
PSYC3018 has 17 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 4.1 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 13 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.2 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "PSYC3011 was interesting, sometimes it could get bland but fascinating overall. It was also a lot of content to get through, and will probably make your brain hurt if you try to binge it. PSYC3018 was very interesting, you basically go through the DSM and treatments for disorder…"
On Reddit: "I did PSYC2015 Brain and Behaviour, PSYC2016 Cognitive Psych and PSYC2017 Personality Psych. Brain and Behaviour is generally pretty interesting, the report is pretty well structured. Not a bad class to select as it’s a good basis for a lot of psychology. Cognitive psych is not …"
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Q: Is PSYC3018 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 17 reviews: usefulness 4.1/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC3018, and when is it offered?
A: PSYC3018 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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