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Advanced Psychopharmacology course – Nonclinician or student/trainee
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Move beyond symptom-chasing and adopt a disease-modifying approach to treatment. This advanced course equips clinicians to think with first principles, dissect misleading trial designs, and prescribe with clarity and safety. Take the next step after the Fundamentals masterclass and gain tools to treat diseases—not just symptoms—with modern, evidence-based psychopharmacology.
All recordings will remain available for up to 3 years. The fee corresponds to the full course price, and access is granted automatically. You will receive an email with your login and password (subject: “Your access has arrived”), with a total of 10 sessions.
You’ll learn how to:
- Recognize when drugs truly change the course of an illness—and when they don’t.
- Avoid being misled by enriched randomized discontinuation trials often used to “prove” maintenance efficacy.
- Detect and manage side effects that truly impact outcomes, from akathisia (and its link to suicidality) to tardive dyskinesia and metabolic risks.
- Re-evaluate stimulants and ADHD treatment through the lens of MTA data and neurotoxicity findings.
- Differentiate the real role of dopamine blockers and why antipsychotics do not equal mood stabilizers.
- Properly understand lithium’s proven benefits: acute efficacy, long-term prevention, and suicide protection.
- Decide when mood stabilizer combinations add value and when monotherapy suffices.
Course Structure
Listen to Dr. Nassir Ghaemi present 10 recorded lectures in 1-hour blocks. Watch whenever you want. The recorded sessions will be complemented by 2 live online sessions to answer questions, discuss topics, and analyze cases. (Dates to be determined).
What’s included:
- 10 in-depth lectures (~10 hours) with Dr. Ghaemi.
- Clinical frameworks ready to apply the next day.
- Evidence walkthroughs that transform bedside decisions.
- 2 live Q&A and case discussion sessions.
Lecture Topics:
- Overview, Neurobiology, and Key Concepts in Psychopharmacology
- Basic Pharmacology of the Main Drug Classes
- Benzodiazepines
- Standard Antidepressants - I
- Standard Antidepressants - II
- Amphetamines and ADD
- Dopamine Blockers - I
- Dopamine Blockers - II
- Mood Stabilizers - I
- Mood Stabilizers - II
Who it’s for: Psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs/PAs, primary care clinicians handling complex mood disorders, and trainees who want an evidence-first mindset that improves long-term outcomes.
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