PSYC 775 - Psychopharmacology

3 Credits

575 Prerequisite(s): Admission to Psychotherapy Certificate program or 21 hours of graduate courses and permission of instructor This course is designed for non-medical psychotherapists and counselors. Students will be presented an overview of the current therapeutic use of psychotropic drugs. A brief history of psychopharmacology, an overview of neuroanatomy, a survey on current research on neurotransmitters, and a review of pharmacological terminology will be given. Specific drugs to be considered include the narcotic analgesics, the sedative hypnotics, stimulants, neuroleptic, anxiolytics, anti-depressants, and lithium.