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-====== Psychiatry Pharmacology Lectures ======
+====== Psychiatry Pharmacology ======
-This section covers the pharmacologic treatment of mood, anxiety, psychotic, sleep, and attention disorders.
+Psychiatric medications modify behavior by changing neurotransmission in specific brain circuits — primarily the prefrontal cortex and limbic system.
-Psychiatry is best understood by **circuits → neurotransmitters → drug effects**, not memorization.
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-If you understand the prefrontal cortex — you understand psychiatry
+Psychiatry = circuit imbalance → neurotransmitter imbalance → drug correction
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-Each lecture includes:
-  * Embedded video
-  * Downloadable PDF
-  * Linked PharmAtlas drug pages
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-===== Foundations: The Psychiatric Brain =====
+===== Core Neurotransmitters =====
-**Module Pages:** [[psych:start|Psychiatry Pharmacology]]
+  * Serotonin — mood, anxiety, obsessions
+  * Dopamine — reward, motivation, psychosis
+  * Norepinephrine — attention, arousal, energy
+  * GABA — inhibition, calming
+  * Glutamate — excitation, cognition
-  * [[lectures:psych:brain_circuits|Brain Circuits & Neurotransmitters]]
+Understanding the imbalance predicts the medication choice.
-  * [[lectures:psych:monoamine_theory|Monoamine & Neurotrophic Hypotheses]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:choosing_drugs|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)
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+==== Psychiatric Medications Compared By The Efficacies On Various Receptors ====
+📄 **Reference Handout (PDF)** \\
-===== Depression & Bipolar Disorders =====
+{{ :neuro:psych:psych_med_potencies_for_receptors.pdf |}}
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Mood Disorders =====
-  * [[lectures:psych:depression|Major Depressive Disorder]]
+==== Depression ====
-  * [[lectures:psych:bipolar|Bipolar Disorder]]
+  * [[psych:depression:start|Major Depressive Disorder]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:treatment_resistant|Treatment-Resistant Depression]]
+  * [[psych:treatment_resistant:start|Treatment-Resistant Depression]]
-==== Antidepressants ====
+==== Bipolar Disorder ====
-  * [[lectures:psych:ssri|SSRIs]]
+  * [[psych:bipolar:start|Bipolar Disorder]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:snri|SNRIs]]
+  * [[psych:mood_stabilizers:start|Mood Stabilizers]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:tca|Tricyclic Antidepressants]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:maoi|MAO Inhibitors]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:atypical_antidepressants|Atypical Antidepressants]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:ketamine|Ketamine & Rapid-Acting Agents]]
-==== Mood Stabilizers ====
-  * [[lectures:psych:lithium|Lithium]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:anticonvulsant_mood_stabilizers|Valproate / Carbamazepine / Lamotrigine]]
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-===== Anxiety Disorders =====
+===== Anxiety & Trauma Disorders =====
-  * [[lectures:psych:generalized_anxiety|Generalized Anxiety Disorder]]
+  * [[psych:anxiety:start|Generalized Anxiety Disorder]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:panic|Panic Disorder]]
+  * [[psych:panic:start|Panic Disorder]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:ocd|Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]]
+  * [[psych:ocd:start|Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:ptsd|Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder]]
+  * [[psych:ptsd:start|PTSD]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:social_anxiety|Social Anxiety Disorder]]
+  * [[psych:social_anxiety:start|Social Anxiety]]
-==== Anxiolytics ====
-  * [[lectures:psych:benzodiazepines|Benzodiazepines]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:buspirone|Buspirone]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:antihistamine_anxiolytics|Hydroxyzine]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:beta_blockers_anxiety|Beta-Blockers]]
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 ===== Psychotic Disorders =====
-  * [[lectures:psych:schizophrenia|Schizophrenia]]
+  * [[psych:schizophrenia:start|Schizophrenia]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:positive_negative_symptoms|Positive vs Negative Symptoms]]
+  * [[psych:antipsychotics:start|Antipsychotics]]
-==== Antipsychotics ====
-  * [[lectures:psych:first_generation_antipsychotics|First-Generation Antipsychotics]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:second_generation_antipsychotics|Second-Generation Antipsychotics]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:antipsychotic_side_effects|EPS, Tardive Dyskinesia, NMS]]
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-===== ADHD & Stimulants =====
+===== Attention Disorders =====
-  * [[lectures:psych:adhd_pathophysiology|ADHD Pathophysiology]]
+  * [[psych:adhd:start|ADHD]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:stimulants|Stimulants]]
+  * [[psych:stimulants:start|Stimulants]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:nonstimulants|Non-Stimulant ADHD Medications]]
+  * [[psych:nonstimulants:start|Non-Stimulant ADHD Medications]]
-Core concept:
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-  * Dopamine gating of attention circuits  [oai_citation:5‡005 ADHD copy.pptx](sediment://file_000000008ae071fd9955bd044c863615)
+===== Sleep Disorders =====
+  * [[psych:insomnia:start|Insomnia]]
+  * [[psych:z_drugs:start|Z-Drugs]]
+  * [[psych:melatonin:start|Melatonin & Circadian Agents]]
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-===== Sleep & Sedative Disorders =====
+===== Drug Classes =====
-  * [[lectures:psych:insomnia|Insomnia Pharmacology]]
+==== Antidepressants ====
-  * [[lectures:psych:z_drugs|Z-Drugs]]
+  * [[psych:ssri:start|SSRIs]]
-  * [[lectures:psych:melatonin|Melatonin & Circadian Agents]]
+  * [[psych:snri:start|SNRIs]]
+  * [[psych:tca:start|TCAs]]
+  * [[psych:maoi:start|MAO Inhibitors]]
+  * [[psych:atypical_antidepressants:start|Atypical Antidepressants]]
+==== Anxiolytics ====
+  * [[psych:benzodiazepines:start|Benzodiazepines]]
+  * [[psych:buspirone:start|Buspirone]]
+  * [[psych:antihistamine_anxiolytics:start|Hydroxyzine]]
+==== Mood Stabilizers ====
+  * [[psych:lithium:start|Lithium]]
+  * [[psych:anticonvulsant_mood_stabilizers:start|Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizers]]
+==== Antipsychotics ====
+  * [[psych:first_generation_antipsychotics:start|First-Generation Antipsychotics]]
+  * [[psych:second_generation_antipsychotics:start|Second-Generation Antipsychotics]]
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-===== Special Topics =====
+===== High-Yield Concepts =====
-  * [[lectures:psych:serotonin_syndrome|Serotonin Syndrome]]
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-  * [[lectures:psych:antidepressant_side_effects|Antidepressant Side Effects]]
+Depression → increase monoamines  \\
-  * [[lectures:psych:withdrawal|Discontinuation Syndromes]]
+Psychosis → decrease dopamine  \\
-  * [[lectures:psych:pregnancy|Psych Meds in Pregnancy]]
+Anxiety → enhance GABA or serotonin  \\
+ADHD → increase dopamine & norepinephrine
+</WRAP>
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-===== How to Study Psychiatry =====
+===== How to Approach a Patient =====
-. Learn circuits
+. Identify symptom cluster
-. Learn neurotransmitter imbalance
+. Identify neurotransmitter imbalance
-. Learn what the drug restores
+. Choose drug class
+. Choose specific medication
-Not:
+Do NOT memorize drugs first.
-Memorize drug → memorize indication
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 ===== Related =====
-  * [[lectures:start|All Lectures]]
+  * [[lectures:psych:start|Psychiatry Lectures]]
-  * [[psych:start|Psychiatry Module]]
+  * [[neuro:start|Neurologic Pharmacology]]
-  * [[office_hours:start|Office Hours]]