Class Psychopharmacology

This UC aims to generate knowledge in clinical intervention, from a biomedical perspective - a fundamental aspect in psychological intervention and in evidence-based intervention

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Embryology, functional neuroanatomy and the organization of the nervous system Endocrine system and hormones: psychological and behavioral changes History and Principles of psychopharmacology Drug development and evidence-based research Drugs in specific populations Psychiatric Disorders: comprehensive etiology and biophysiopathology Psychopharmacology integrated in a multidisciplinary treatment program Psychoses and antipsychotics Mood disorders and antidepressants and mood stabilizers Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Anxiolytics Sleep, Sleep-Wake Disorders and Hypnotic Drugs Epilepsy and anti-epileptics Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Psychostimulants Externalizing and Behavioral Disorders Psychoactive Substances, Drugs of Abuse and Addictions Pain, analgesics and anesthetics Memory, Neurodegenerative diseases and psychotropic drugs

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