Neurosciences of Psychiatry

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

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The aim of this stream is to introduce the student to the neurosciences and their relationship to psychiatry. The student will be exposed to the diversity of this field and understand how this knowledge is integrated to understanding the individual and their illness.

• Define the major principles of knowledge in each branch of the neurosciences and integrate this knowledge to improve the conception and treatment of major psychiatric disorders
• Discuss how this knowledge is acquired and developed through research
• Critically evaluate this knowledge and define psychiatric disorders according to their underlying neurobiological basis
• Critically appraise this knowledge and understand how it is acquired

• Critical review of literature and class presentation (50%)
• and a written assessment (50%)

Kaplan and Sadock Synopsis of Psychiatry Section 3

Charney, DJ, Nestler, EJ and Bunnery, B (Eds) " Neurobiology of mental illness". Oxford University Press, 1999.

Eric J. Nestler, Steven E Hyman, Robert C. Malenka "Molecular Basis of Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience" McGraw-Hill (2001)

Gary B. Kapla, (Editor), Ronald P. Hammer Jr. Brain Circuitry and Signalling in Psychiatry: Basic Science and Clinical Implications (Progress in Psychiatry, 61) American Psychiatric Press (2002)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.