This course aims to familiarize the student with current theory and practice related to adult psychopharmacology. Particular attention is paid to current standards of practice, practice guidelines and evidence-based approaches to the use of the range of psychtherapeutic agents that are used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The course will orient the student to current psychobiological theory related to the hypothesized effects of psychopharmacologic drugs used in the treatment of psychiatric disease.
