HLSC 6425 - Psychopharmacology

[3 Credits]

Surveys basic neuropharmacology, the effects of various psychotropic drugs, and the action of drugs used to treat mental disorders. The emphasis of the course is on basic principles of neuropharmacology, distribution and elimination of drugs, drug-receptor interactions and dose-response relationships. In addition, the course provides actions of specific drugs and their effects on behavior and their uses in biological psychiatric treatment.