MHCO 775 - Psychopharmacology

3 Credits

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 are view of pharmacological terminology will be given. Specific drugs to be considered include the narcotic analgesics, the sedative hypnotics, stimulants, neuroleptics and atypical antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers including lithium and the anticonvulsants