PSYC A475 - Psychopharmacology

Institution:

University of South Carolina-Aiken

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

(Prereq: Grade of C or better in PSYC 101). Basic psychopharmacological concepts including the effect of drugs on animal and human behavior, sensation, mood, cognition, and physiology, and the mechanisms underlying these effects. Topics will include the use of medications to treat mental disorders, side effects of drugs, contraindications (drug-to-drug interations), pharmacogenetics (inherited differences in metabolic pathways), pharmacokinetics (body's effect on drug), and pharmacodynamics (drug's effect on body).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

web.usca.edu

Phone Number:

(803) 648-6851

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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