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Adult Psychopharmacology Course
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(32 ratings)
102 students

Adult Psychopharmacology Course

Common Mental Health Disorders
Created byLeslie Acosta
Last updated 9/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • Students will be able to understand common mental health disorders and their treatment

Course content

1 section5 lectures31m total length
  • Course Objectives5:44
  • Delirium6:15
  • Dementia7:33
  • Anxiety5:01

    Explore anxiety prevalence in adults, common disorders, neurochemistry with serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and GABA, and diagnostic tests plus nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options.

  • Depression6:28

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of pharmacology

Description

This course is designed for medical professions such as Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Doctors, and Physician Assistants but can be used by person who wants to gain knowledge of this topic. The purpose of this course is to provide education on the most common mental health disorders such as dementia, anxiety, and depression and their respective pharmacological and non pharmacological interventions for treatment. The most common mental health disorders are also commonly seen in nursing and medical practice and therefore all practitioners should have some understanding of such disorders. This course provides basic knowledge as well as detailed summaries of dosages of treatment medications for the disorders making it versatile and easy to use for students of all levels. Prevalence statistics and an overviews of the mental health conditions are also discussed in this course. There are also practice notes to help guide the learner to best practices.

Who this course is for:

  • Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Doctors, Physician Assistants