HLTH 671Psychopharmacology
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Health
- Subject
- Public Health Sciences
HLTH 671 as listed in the Spring 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
The primary objective of the course will be to provide a basic understanding of how drugs can alter the function of neural cells, and how these changes can affect mood, cognition, and behaviour. Key topics to be discussed include: a) biological principles of pharmacology, b) general structure and function of the nervous system, c) major neurotransmitter systems of the brain, d) mechanisms of drug action on neurotransmission, and e) pharmaotherapy.
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