Discussion Essay
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Paper instructions
Providers in recent decades have experienced significant advancements in psychiatric mental-health care due in large part to our increased understanding of the biological basis of mental illness. Modern psychopharmacology has exploded based on our understanding of how the brain works (or doesn't work well) and what we can do to modify it. Discuss anatomical vs. chemical basis of neurotransmission. Discuss transporters for neurotransmitters (highlighting the monoamine transporters). How is a G-protein-linked receptor a target for psychotropic drugs (highlighting the agonist spectrum)? Describe the 2 major classes of ion channels: specifically ligand-gated ion channels function as a channel and receptor (noting PAMs and NAMs) and voltage-sensitive ion channels (specifically VSSCs and VSCCs).
Providers in recent decades have experienced significant advancements in psychiatric mental-health care due in large part to our increased understanding of the biological basis of mental illness. Modern psychopharmacology has exploded based on our understanding of how the brain works (or doesn't work well) and what we can do to modify it. Discuss anatomical vs. chemical basis of neurotransmission. Discuss transporters for neurotransmitters (highlighting the monoamine transporters). How is a G-protein-linked receptor a target for psychotropic drugs (highlighting the agonist spectrum)? Describe the 2 major classes of ion channels: specifically ligand-gated ion channels function as a channel and receptor (noting PAMs and NAMs) and voltage-sensitive ion channels (specifically VSSCs and VSCCs).