Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology

Catalog description

This Master’s level course is designed to teach the basics of clinical psychopharmacology for marriage and family therapists. Students will consider how psychotropic medications affect specific populations such as children and older clients. Students will draw from DSM-5 diagnostic criteria as it applies to treatment decision-making and medications. Neuroscience research on psychopharmacology treatment will be reviewed and ethical implications will be discussed.