Clinical Psychobiology           Spring 2000

Sarah Raskin                   297-2342   Life Science Center 208       

Reading taken primarily from:

Yudofsky, S. and Hales, R. (1997). The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Neuropsychiatry (third edition).  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

Charney, D., Nestler, E., & Bunney, B. (1999). Neurobiology of Mental Illenss. New York: Oxford University Press.

Date                Topic & Reading

January 19             Introduction            

                                Neurochemical systems…
                                Clinical Neurochemistry

January 21             Methods of study and Principles of Treatment

                               Intracellular and Intercellular….
                               Bedside Neuropsychiatry
                               Psychotherapy for ….
                               Neuroimaging methods..

January 26             Depression and Bipolar

January 28

February 2            Reference list due

                          Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Mood and Affective
                             Diagnostic Classification of mood disorders
                             Neurochemistry of mood disorders
                             Abnormalities of brain structure and function in mood disorders
                             Neuroimaging studies of mood disorders
                             Priniciples of pharmacotherapy of depression

February 4            Anxiety, OCD and PTSD

February 9

February 11         Hypotheses due

                              Diagnostic Classification of Anxiety Disorders:
                             The Neurobiology of Anxiety Disorders
                             Functional Imaging of Brain Systems Mediating…
                             Principles of Pharmacotherapy of the Anxiety…

                          First Exam Distributed

February 23         Schizophrenia and Psychoses

February 25

March 1                

                               Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Schizophrenia
                              Diagnostic classification of the psychoses
                              The neurochemistry of schizophrenia
                              Neuroimaging studies of schizophrenia
                              Principles of the Pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia

March 3                 Cortical Dementia

March 8                

March 10               First draft due

                      Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Alzheimer's…
                              Diagnostic Classifications: Relationship to…
                              Neurochemistry of Dememtia
                              Abnormalities in Brain Structure
                              Neuroimaging Studies of Dementia
                              Principles of the Pharmacotherapy of Dementia

March 15               Subcortical Disorders

                              Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Degenerative Dementias...
                              Subcortical Movement Disorders
                              Parkinson's Disease

March 17               HIV and AIDS

                              Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of HIV-1 and AIDS
                              Potential Mechanisms of HIV Infection

                              Second Exam Distributed

March 29               Substance Abuse and Toxins

March 31

April 5                   Final Draft of Paper due

                     Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Poisons and Toxins
                               Neuropsychiatric Aspects10:58 PM 6/11/2002