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Clinical Psychopharmacology (in English)

ОНД.11

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2021/2022

2 Semester

3

PLO 4. Make a psychological prognosis for the development of individuals, groups, organizations. PLO 5. Develop programs of psychological interventions (training, psychotherapy, counseling, etc.), conduct them in individual and group work, assess quality.

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1. Know the main categories and concepts of psychological science, the history of psychological knowledge, methods of psychology, basic ideas, basic information about mental and psychophysiological phenomena, processes, conditions and their functioning under the influence of psychotropic drugs. Possess knowledge that corresponds to the educational and qualification level of "bachelor", in particular in the disciplines of "clinical psychology", "neuropsychology", "pathopsychology". 2. To be able to recognize the therapeutic effect and side effects of psychotropic drugs on the cognitive, emotional, volitional and value-motivational spheres of personality, to plan psychotherapeutic intervention with persons taking psychoactive drugs. 3. To have skills of scientific research, search, processing and analysis of information, use of information and communication technologies and basic competencies of psychological support of persons with mental disorders receiving psychopharmacotherapy.

The purpose of the discipline - the acquisition of knowledge about the subject, method and applied specifics of clinical psychopharmacology, its historical development and current research areas, as well as its place in the system of related disciplines; understanding of the laws of the effects of psychotropic drugs on the body and psyche, in the treatment of mental disorders. The course reveals the features of the influence of different classes of psychotropic substances on the cognitive, emotional, volitional and value-motivational spheres of personality. The mechanism of action of pharmacological drugs on human mental activity and behavior is considered, the peculiarities of the therapeutic effect, side and toxic effects on the body are determined.

1.  Alan F. Schatzberg , Charles DeBattista Schatzberg's Manual of clinical psychopharmacology. VA, United States, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2020. 836 p. 2. Ian M. Anderson , R. Hamish McAllister-Williams Fundamentals of clinical psychopharmacology. Portland, Productivity Press, 2019. 280 p. 3. R. H. Ettinger Psychopharmacology. Hove, Psychology Press Ltd, 2020. 316 p. 4. S. Nassir Ghaemi Clinical psychopharmacology: Principles and practice. New York, Oxford University Press Inc, 2019. 624 p.

lectures, seminars, independent work

1. Speech answers (speech at the seminar, participation in discussions and debates, additions): 25/15 points 2. Analytical report: 25/5 points 3. Final independent work: 50/20 points The final evaluation is conducted in the form of a test. Evaluation is carried out during the semester of all types of work. Additions and active participation in lectures are evaluated; the completed working project and the results of independent work are presented at the seminar. The maximum number of points for work during the semester is 100. Credited 60-100 Not credited 0-59

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