Clinical Psychopharmacology (MS) Program
Course Descriptions
PX 249—Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology II
4 credits
Mood Disorders
This module will review the diversity and severity of these disorders with a focus on biological hypotheses for mood disorders. Antidepressant and antimanic medications will be reviewed with attention to their action, therapeutic benefits, adverse effects, and management.
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, simple and social phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder will be the focus of this module. The action, therapeutic benefits, adverse effects, and management of these medications will be reviewed.
Personality Disorders and Other Psychiatric Disorders
Psychotropic medication does not directly treat personality disorders, but is useful in the treatment of significant target symptoms. This module will review the classes of medication that may be useful in effective patient management.
Pediatrics, Geriatrics, The Pregnant Patient, and Working with Diverse Populations
The population-specific issues related to the child patient, the geriatric patient, the pregnant patient, and cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness with all patients will be discussed in this class.
Updated 10/1/07
