Center |
Faculty of Law |
Departament |
Psychobiology |
Lecturers in charge |
Sin datos cargados |
Met. Docent |
Lectures |
Met. Avaluació |
Final examination - - |
Bibliografia |
McKim, W.A. (1997). Drugs and behavior and introduction to behavioral pharmacology. Ed. Prentice-Hall. ; Nemeroff, B.C.; Schatzberg, A.F. (2001) Diagnostico y tratamiento de los trastornos psiquiátricos: Manual de psicofarmacología para atención temprana. Psiquiatría editores. |
Continguts |
1. History and concept of Psycho-pharmacology. 2. Investigation methodology. 3. Basic concepts. 4. Neuro-transmission and receptors. 5. Neuro-biology of mental illness. 6. Biological basis of depression. 7. Anti-depressants and emotional stabilizers. 8. Biological basis of anxiety. 9. Anxiolytics. 10. Pharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic and phobic disorders. 11. Hypnotics. 12. Biological basis of schizophrenia. 13. Neuroleptics. 14. Biological basis of cognitive dysfunctions. 15. Cognitive boosters and neuro-protective agents. 16. Psycho-stimulants.17. Practical sessions on Psycho-pharmacology. OBJECTIVES: To provide knowledge on the different psycho-pharmacological agents and their effects on the human organism. |