Psychology: Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology

Alexander Street Video: 2:01:00
...This workshop will be led by a psychiatrist-psychotherapist team and will offer a primer on the most important neurotransmitters (such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine), and help the attendees learn about the benefits and side-effects of the most commonly used medications including weight gain and sexual dysfunction. Through case examples from their own practices, they will demonstrate how to create an ideal partnership between psychotherapists and psychiatrists, as well as psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Focus will be on the importance of deprescribing, black box warnings, the use of scales of screeners, the partnership between medications and wellness interventions, and look at what the future holds. Use of handouts and resources will be emphasized throughout this workshop.

Alexander Street Video: 2:00:00
See above.

Alexander Street Video: 2:00:00
See above.

(American Psychiatric Association) APA has more than 38,000 members involved in psychiatric practice, research, and academia representing the diversity of the patients for whom they care. As the leading psychiatric organization in the world, APA now encompasses members practicing in more than 100 countries.

(ASCP) Psychopharmacology is the scientific study of the use of pharmacological compounds in the treatment of mental disorders.

(World Health Organization) Psychoactive drugs are substances that, when taken in or administered into one's system, affect mental processes, e.g. perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions.

(Harvard Health Publishing) While psychiatric medications can be essential for improving mental health and well-being, they often come with unwanted side effects. One particular side effect of many psychiatric medications is weight gain. In this post we will explore how these medications cause weight gain, and what you can do to lessen the impact of this unwanted effect of many psychiatric medications.

(National Health Service, UK) Read about medicines used to treat mental health problems.

(National Institute of Mental Health) Medications can play a role in treating mental disorders and conditions and are often used in combination with other treatment approaches such as psychotherapies and brain stimulation therapies.

(Mind) The list below contains the names of the psychiatric drugs currently licensed for use in the UK. The drugs in the list have links to more information.

(American Medical Association) The AMA's "Psychopharmacology How-To Guide" offers practical strategies, actionable steps and evidence-based resources to physician practices and health systems regarding when and how to treat patients with psychotropic medications.

(American Psychiatric Association) Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (an M.D. or D.O.) who specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders. Psychiatrists are qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological problems.