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PSY 515

Psychopharmacology
Name: Psychopharmacology
Course Number: PSY 515
Credit(s): 3

Course Description

“PSY 515 Psychopharmacology” explores psychopharmacological medications aligned with mental disorders in the DSM-V. The course covers classifications, indications, contraindications, and side effects. Students learn medication administration methods, their impact on the brain, and emergent treatments for psychiatric disorders, including child and adolescent psychopharmacology.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand medication administration methods and their impacts on action, metabolism, and absorption.
  • Comprehend principal categories and classifications of psychoactive drugs.
  • Learn and explain types of neurotransmitters and their functions.
  • Investigate the application of medications in treating specific psychopathological dysfunctions.

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