This section covers the pharmacologic treatment of mood, anxiety, psychotic, sleep, and attention disorders.

Psychiatry is best understood by circuits → neurotransmitters → drug effects, not memorization.

Each lecture includes:

• Embedded video
• Downloadable PDF
• Linked PharmAtlas drug pages

Module Pages: Psychiatry Pharmacology

• Brain Circuits & Neurotransmitters
• Monoamine & Neurotrophic Hypotheses
• How to Choose Psychiatric Medications

Core concepts:

• Prefrontal cortex regulation of emotion [oai_citation:3‡004 Drugs for anxiety and affective disorders.pptx](sediment:file_0000000067ac71f885c94a47ba45505d) * Dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine balance [oai_citation:4‡Psych Med Potencies for Receptors.docx](sediment:file_00000000a41071f8b9c770571834690c)

• Major Depressive Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• Treatment-Resistant Depression

• SSRIs
• SNRIs
• Tricyclic Antidepressants
• MAO Inhibitors
• Atypical Antidepressants
• Ketamine & Rapid-Acting Agents

• Lithium
• Valproate / Carbamazepine / Lamotrigine

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Benzodiazepines
• Buspirone
• Hydroxyzine
• Beta-Blockers

• Schizophrenia
• Positive vs Negative Symptoms

• First-Generation Antipsychotics
• Second-Generation Antipsychotics
• EPS, Tardive Dyskinesia, NMS

• ADHD Pathophysiology
• Stimulants
• Non-Stimulant ADHD Medications

Core concept:

• Dopamine gating of attention circuits [oai_citation:5‡005 ADHD copy.pptx](sediment:file_000000008ae071fd9955bd044c863615) ——————————————————————– ===== Sleep & Sedative Disorders ===== * Insomnia Pharmacology * Z-Drugs * Melatonin & Circadian Agents ——————————————————————– ===== Special Topics ===== * Serotonin Syndrome * Antidepressant Side Effects * Discontinuation Syndromes * Psych Meds in Pregnancy ——————————————————————– ===== How to Study Psychiatry ===== 1. Learn circuits 2. Learn neurotransmitter imbalance 3. Learn what the drug restores Not: Memorize drug → memorize indication ——————————————————————– ===== Related ===== * All Lectures * Psychiatry Module * Office Hours