Psychopharmacology

Fall 2022

Psychopharmacology

Listed in: Psychology, as PSYC-325

Moodle site: Course (Login required)

Faculty

Sarah M. Turgeon (Section 01)

Description

In this course we will examine the ways in which drugs act on the brain to alter behavior. We will review basic principles of brain function and mechanisms of drug action in the brain. We will discuss a variety of legal and illegal recreational drugs as well as the use of psychotherapeutic drugs to treat mental illness. Examples from the primary scientific literature will demonstrate the various methods used to investigate mechanisms of drug action, the biological and behavioral consequences of drug use, and the nature of efforts to prevent or treat drug abuse.Requisite: PSYC 212 or PSYC/NEUR 226, or consent of the instructor. Limited to 40 students. Fall semester. Professor Turgeon.

If Overenrolled: Psychology majors have preference by class year.

Course times and locations

PSYC 325 - LEC

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
9780878935345	Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior	Sinauer Associates	Jerrold S. Meyer - Linda F. Quenzer		Amherst Books	From $5.03-$143.57

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Offered in Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Other years: Offered in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023