Psych

Chemical Neurotransmission

Modern psychopharmacology is largely the story of chemical neurotransmission. One must be fluent in the language and principles of chemical neurotransmission to:

• Understand the actions of drugs on the brain.
• Grasp the impact of diseases upon the central nervous system.
• Interpret the behavioral consequences of psychiatric medicines.

discuss the following:

• Choose an FDA-approved medication currently used in psychiatry.
  
• Explain the concept of that drug’s half-life.  
  
• How long would it take for that drug to reach a steady state?  
  
• How frequently should the medication be dosed based on the half-life? 
  
• Use Epocrates.com as a reference for this assignment.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.