An Introduction to Psychopharmacology for Healthcare Professionals
Learn the fundamentals of psychopharmacology, focusing on drug action, benefits, and side effects. Explore key medications for depression, anxiety, cognition, and psychosis in a behavioral medicine context.
About this course
As medications are a central component of treatment of psychological problems, as well as physical conditions, it is essential for all health care providers, even those without prescription privileges, to have a working understanding of the general principles of how drugs work. Further, understanding the benefits and side effects of medications can enhance the provider's effectiveness in working with patients -- particularly within a behavioral medicine context. This course presents an introduction to psychopharmacology and provides a general understanding of pharmacokinetics (time course) and pharmacodynamics (factors that determine the actual effects of drugs). The major drugs used to treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, cognition, and psychosis are identified and the role these medications can play as an adjunct to therapy and within patients' overall healthcare are presented.
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Instructors
Faculty of Renaissance Academy at Florida Gulf Coast University. Member of the National Speakers Association and lecturer on diverse topics related to aging and memory. Former Professor of Psychology at the University of North Dakota. He has published extensively in the area of the neuropharmacology of learning and memory. Interests: psychopharmacology, neuropeptides, aging, learning & memory, early detection of memory disorders, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and dementias.
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