NAPN86222

Prerequisites: NURS 50003 and 50053. This course will explore the neurobiological basis for mental disorders including neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, genetics, neurocircuitry, and neuropharmacology and their effect on behavior in psychiatric illness. Treatment modalities and symptom management across the lifespan (children, adolescents, adults and geriatric) will be evaluated based upon current evidenced based practice research. Emphasis will be placed on a broad spectrum of mental illnesses including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse disorders, childhood psychiatric disorders, and cognitive disorders.