PSY 517

Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Name: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Course Number: PSY 517

Credit(s): 3

Course Description

“PSY 517 Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology” explores medications for treating psychological disorders in children and adolescents. The course covers evidence-based treatments for pervasive developmental disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychotic illnesses. Students learn about the long-term effects based on clinical trials and develop skills for making ethical psychopharmacological decisions in pediatric care.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand medication administration methods and their impacts on action, metabolism, and absorption in children and adolescents.
Investigate the application of medications in preventing and treating specific psychopathological dysfunctions in this population.
Learn and discuss ethical issues surrounding psychopharmacological treatments for adolescents and children and how to address or prevent these issues.
Understand the presentation, diagnoses, and current treatments for pediatric psychopathologies.