Bio 41: Mood Disorders is taught in Winter Quarter by Dr. Andrea Nicholas.
Dr. Andrea Nicholas
Course Objective:
There are significant differences in response to psychiatric illness across cultures. Delves into the neuroscience underlying mood disorder, investigating current pharmacological treatments and sociocultural influences on treatment outcomes
Sample Syllabus:
| # | Topic |
| 1 | A Brief History of Mood Disorder |
| 2 | Depression Defined |
| 3 | The Neurobiology of Depression |
| 4 | Sociocultural Aspects of Depressive Disorders |
| 5 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Antidepressants |
| 6 | Genetic and Environmental Contributions in Depression |
| 7 | MIDTERM EXAM I |
| 8 | Bipolar Disorders Defined |
| 9 | The Neurobiology pf Bipolar Disorders |
| 10 | Sociocultural Aspects of Bipolar Disorders |
| 11 | Pharmacology and therapeutic of Antipsychotics |
| 12 | Genetic and Environmental Contribution to Bipolar Disorders |
| 13 | Practice and Review |
| 14 | MIDTERM EXAM II |
| 15 | Anxiety Disorders Defined |
| 16 | The Neurobiology of Anxiety Disorders |
| 17 | Sociocultural Aspects of Anxiety Disorders |
| 18 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Anxiolytics |
| 19 | Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Anxiety Disorders |
| 20 | Review |
| FINAL EXAM |