The unit will cover the following topics.Introduction to drug classifications; legal control of drug use; pharmacokinetics; variability in response to drugs; chemical transmission and receptors. Mood disorders: antidepressants and mood stabilizers; anti-anxiety drugs, sedatives and hypnotics, drugs used for OCD, panic, and phobic disorders. Psychosis and schizophrenia; anti-psychotic drugs. Cognitive enhancers: ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, brain trauma. Drugs of abuse: affects on brain and cognition. Delirium; The Mini Mental State Examination. Mental health in older adults. Bereavement. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Jillian Broadbear
