PSY71560/PSY7156 - Psychopharmacology

(1 to 3 units)

General principles of psychopharmacology, an overview of neurochemistry and a rational framework for the use of psychoactive drugs, concentrating principally on behavior correlates. The use of psychopharmacological agents in psychotherapy and their phenomenology; substance abuse symptoms and consequences; the relationship between the psychologist and the physician in medication management.