PSYC62H3 Lecture Notes - Nuremberg Code, Fluoxetine, Chemical Formula
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Lecture 1: introduction and drug classification (chapter 1 and 2) Pharmacology: discipline that examines the effects that drugs have on biological systems (including nervous and non- nervous tissues) Psychopharmacology: discipline that examines the effects that drugs have on behavior and mental processes, including cognitions and emotions. Oxford medical dictionary: any substance that affects the structure or functioning of a living organism. Grilly, 2006: a chemical that affects one or more biological processes. How about : a substance or chemical that, when ingested/injected for the purpose of altering biological function, affects one or more biological processes. Psychoactive drugs: chemicals that induce psychological effects by altering the normal biochemical reactions that take place in the nervous system (grilly and salamone, 2011) Humans have used drugs for the purposes of altering mood and behaviour for thousands of years. A revolution in psychopharmacology was observed in the mid-20th century. Discovery of a drug called chlorpromazine for the treatment of schizophrenia.
