Basic Psychopharmacology

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$65 | 3 CEUs

This course is designed to provide a basic overview of commonly prescribed medications used to treat emotional and psychiatric disorders in adults. The primary classes of medication will be discussed including antipsychotic medication, anti-depressants anti-anxiety medications and mood stabilizers. The benefits, side-effects and drug interactions will be addressed.

At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between traditional and atypical anti-psychotic medications used to treat mood disorders and psychoses.
• Discuss the differences between the major classes of anti-depressants used to treat depression. 
• Compare the different medication classes to treat anxiety-related disorders. 
• Describe the most common benefits and side-effects associated with commonly prescribed psychotropic medications.

This workshop is appropriate for all levels of practitioners.

Presenter: Craig Strickland, PhD is the Director of the Organizational and Employee Development department at Horizon House, Inc. and owner of Biobehavioral Education and Consultation, LLC.  Past academic experience includes a faculty position at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and adjunct faculty positions at Widener University and Springfield College. He currently has guest lecturer privileges at the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and an adjunct professor position at Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls Campus.  Dr. Strickland has lectured at local, state, and national levels on topics such as psychopharmacology for people recovering from dual-diagnoses, medication adherence, herbal treatments, the neurobiology of co-occurring diagnoses and the neurobiology and pharmacological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.