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Psychopharmacology

Course #: PSYCH 462, Class #: 3304, Section #: 01

Description

A survey of the background and history of psychoactive drugs, their current uses as research and therapeutic tools, and the difficulties in appraising their effects. Particular attention is given to the effects of drugs on the development of new fields of inquiry such as neuropsychopharmacology and influences on older fields such as biological psychiatry, etc.

Prerequisites

PSYCH 201 and 360 or equivalent

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