Topics in Psychopharmacology

3 credits · Graduate

This seminar course examines the neural and behavioural effects of drugs. The agonist and antagonist actions of drugs on receptors for neurotransmitters and the effects of drugs on neurotransmitter synthesis, storage, release and deactivation are covered. Aimed specifically at psychologists, the course focuses on the use of drugs to treat clinical disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, etc. FORMATS: Seminar