Your Complete Guide to the Uses and Side Effects of Psychoactive Medications
Psychoactive medications are an indispensable part of treating many mental health problems. Patients are often prescribed several medications from different physicians. Do you feel like you should know more about how these medications work and why they are prescribed? Knowledge about the major psychoactive drug classes will help you answer clients’ questions with greater confidence, accuracy, and effectiveness, thereby improving your delivery of patient services.
This seminar gives you the tools needed to more effectively communicate with your patients and prescribers about how these medications work, their benefits, and the side effects and dangerous reactions associated with them. Learn from an expert, N. Bradley Keele, PhD, who has over 20 years of psychopharmacology research experience and teaches clinical neuroscience and psychopharmacology at Baylor University.
DSM, DSM-IV-TR, and DSM-5 are registered trademarks of the American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychiatric Association is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse this seminar.
THE “NUTS AND BOLTS” OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
HOW THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WORKS
SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS, ANXIOLYTIC, AND ANTICONVULSANT MEDICATIONS
ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS
CASE STUDIES
ANTIMANIC MEDICATIONS
ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS
ANALGESIC MEDICATIONS
ETHICS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS
CASE STUDIES
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| Course Manual_Decoding Psychopharmacology: A Prescription for Improved Clinical Practice (2.69 MB) | Available after Purchase |
N. Bradley Keele, Ph.D., is currently Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, and Biomedical Studies at Baylor University. Prior to coming to Baylor in 1998, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Keele is an expert on the neurobiology of complex emotional behaviors such as fear and anxiety disorders and depression. His lab, with support from the NIH, examines pharmacological and physiological mechanisms involved in emotional behavior and psychopathology. Dr. Keele has published over 25 peer-reviewed, primary research papers and book chapters, and has made presentations at several dozen national scientific meetings. Dr. Keele earned his B.S. degree in Psychology from Baylor, and his Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: N. Bradley Keele is an Associate Professor at Baylor University. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: N. Bradley Keele has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.
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