Psychopharmacology

Catalog description

This course involves the study of how psychoactive drugs impact human behavior. Emphasis is on how selected drugs interact with neurotransmitter systems and how neurotransmitter systems modulate behavior. Particular reference is made to reaction of the central nervous system to chemically effective drugs (anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, anti-psychotic). Indications and contraindications are stressed as well as management strategies.