PSY 3016 Psychopharmacology
This course is an in-depth consideration of the use of drugs for the treatment of mental illnesses and disorders. Topics include the history of psychopharmacology, neurochemistry of brain function, general pharmacology principles, methodologies employed in psychopharmacological research, and drug treatments for a variety of mental diseases and disorders including anxiety, psychosis, depression, mania, dementia, epilepsy, and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Issues related to recreational drug use and abuse will not be covered.