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Theme 5: Principles of psychcopharmacology

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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour
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Curriculum Block
Part 4 Medical Foundation 4 Brain and Behaviour
Curriculum Week
Part 4
Discipline
Psychiatry
McMaster Program Competencies
6.1 Understand the systems of healthcare, including federal, provincial, municipal and local, and the influences they have on the health of individuals and populations 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
MeSH
Psychopharmacology [F04.096.712]

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  • Discuss the general pharmacokinetic properties of psychotropic drugs, including volume of distribution, time to steady state concentration, and half-life.
  • Discuss the concerns for drug-drug interactions between different categories of psychotropic drugs.
  • Identify the treatment and side effects of bipolar disorder, mania and depression.
  • Explain the effects of mood stabilizers and antipsychotic medications on metabolic disturbances.
  • Explain the use of naltrexone as an anti-craving therapy for alcohol use disorder.
  • Explore the benefits and side effects of benzodiazepines and stimulant medication use.
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