Psychopharmacology

Catalog description

The overall goal of this course is to provide the student with introductory psychopharmacology of various medications, drugs, and alcohol. Agents to be covered include antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics (anti-anxiety agents), anticonvulsants, stimulants, narcotic analgesics (opiates), hallucinogens (psychedelics), sedatives and alcohol. This course will presume knowledge of introductory biological concepts and basic pharmacological concepts.