Mental Health and Neurology COMBINED

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PHAR 3828 and 3829 - Notes for all lectures from Mental health AND Neurology units of study. The notes are combined as these units were assessed as a single exam. List of lectures included -Serotonergic drugs -Headache and migraine -Mood disorders -Bipolar disorder -GABA neurotransmission -Epilepsy -Anticonvulsant and anti-epileptic drugs -Therapeutic drug monitoring of phenytoin -Complementary medicines in neurology -CAMs for depression and anxiety -Clinical use of EBCM in anxiety and depression -Parkinson’s Disease -Psychological treatments for mental illness -Dopaminergic drugs -Anxiety disorders -Cholinergic neurotransmission -Adrenergic neurotransmission -Multiple sclerosis -TDM of Lithium -Psychotic disorders – schizophrenia -Clozapine and physical health care management in schizophrenia -Pharmacogenomics in neural disease -Sleep disorders and clinical use of hypnotics -Cognitive impairment and dementias -Alzheimer’s and vascular dementias -Alzheimer’s disease drugs -The science of addiction -General anaesthetics -Clinical management of ADHD -Herbal medicines for dementia -Clinical management of addiction -Smoking cessation