Curricular Unit:			Code:
Drugs in Psychology			1108FPSI
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Master	Clinical and Health Psychology	4 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The discipline program aims to provide a range of knowledge that allows students and future professionals the best patient care Acquisition, development and deepening of the latest knowledge in psychopharmacology Integration of concepts, models and theories related to research, and pharmacological intervention The discipline program aims to provide a range of knowledge that allows students and future professionals the best patient care Study of the main drugs with action in the CNS and their role in the treatment of some pathologies with interest in psychology Improve understanding of therapeutic prescription in different clinical situations Develop a critical attitude on the treatment of the main pathologies of the psychology area
Syllabus:
General Pharmacology- Basic Concepts; PharmacoKinetics: General cycle of drugs in the body; Routes of drug administration; Pharmacodinamics- General mechanisms of action of drugs Drugs with action on the Central Nervous System Drugs of Abuse- Notion of Drug Addiction Psychotropic drugs Antipsychotics agentes Antiseuzures drugs
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The theoretical program aims to provide general and specific knowledge of the drugs most used in in psicology, including its mechanism of action, its therapeutic and adverse effects, drug interactions and their limitations
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Theoretical exposition of programmatic contents with discussion of the themes presented Presentation of clinical cases related to the subject exposed in the classroom with discussion and critical reflections The assessment of the unit is based in 2 written tests (50% each): 2 multiple response tests and with quick answer questions. The tests will be performed in the normal hours of the theoretical classes and will focus on the program content taught in the classes until the time of the test The student will be considered approved to the course if grade = or > 9.5 val If the student obtains an average < 9.5 val can take the final test (multiple and written response) that focuses on the entire program of the discipline The disapproval refers the student to the Appeal exam : at multiple response test and with quick answer questions
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this curricular unit, students should have acquired knowledge about drugs in order to understand their use in the treatment of various clinical situations
Reading:
Terapêutica Medicamentosa e suas Bases Farmacológicas (Manual de Farmacologia e Farmacoterapia), S Guimarães, D Moura, P Soares da Silva (Eds), 6ª edição, Porto Editora, 2014. ISBN:978-972-0-01794-9 Psychopharmacology and Neurotherapeutics. Theodore Astern, Maurizio Fava, Timothy E.Wilen, Jerrold F Rosenbaum. Massachusetts General Hospital. 1st ed, Elsevier, 2015. ISBN: 9780323357647 Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, B Katzung (Ed), 14th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2018. ISBN: 9781259641152. Rang and Dale's pharmacology, J Ritter, R Flower, G Henderson, Y Loke, D MacEwan e H Rang. (Eds), 9th edition, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2019. ISBN: 9780702074486 Goodman & Gilman´s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, L Brunton, B Knollmann e R Hilal-Dandan (Eds), 13th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2018. ISBN: 9781259584732.
Lecturer (* Responsible):
Rosa Begonha (rosabeg@ufp.edu.pt)