Description

This postgraduate certificate is different from the others due to its theoretical and practical content and the extensive professional experience of the teaching staff"

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The higher specialization in the field of Pharmacology is very useful for physicians, since they can know exhaustively the components of certain drugs and, thus, avoid possible adverse effects. Thus, those who deal with people suffering from depression or eating or sleeping disorders have a unique opportunity with this course to know the most appropriate treatments for each case.

In addition, it should be taken into account that, in the last forty years, the development of chemistry, physiology and biochemistry, and of analytical technology, has made it possible to isolate enormously active products from natural sources and, above all, to design and synthesize new compounds, analyze their actions and effects at all possible levels of organization of the living substance, and learn about the processes that follow their passage through the organism.

This has brought with it an explosion in the production of drugs with great therapeutic activity, an accumulation of information that is not always well assimilated, and, above all, possibilities of rigorous, objective and individualized application to the characteristics of each patient. With this program, the students will learn about the new advances in Pharmacology aimed at curing or alleviating mental illnesses, so that the updating of doctors in this field cannot be left aside.

In turn, as it is a totally online course, the graduates are not conditioned by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access a rich content that will help you reach the elite of psychotherapy based on emotion at any time of day, combining, at your own pace, your work and personal life with the academic.

Enhance your pharmacological sessions with an advanced program that includes an interactive learning system"

This postgraduate certificate in Pharmacology in Depression, Eating and Sleep Disorders contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

  • Practical cases presented by experts in Pharmacology
  • Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
  • Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
  • Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
  • Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  • Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You have before you the best online teaching qualification on the market for handling sleep management with pharmacotherapy"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Pharmacology requires trained professionals and TECH will give you the keys to place you among the professional elite"

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Through case studies you will be able to master the interaction between antidepressants and other drugs"

Objectives

This postgraduate certificate has been created with the aim of becoming a reference tool for personal and professional growth for the graduate. Thus, it will deepen in the key aspects of pharmacology to treat depression, eating disorders and sleep disorders. With the most interesting and updated knowledge of the moment, this very complete degree will propel the students to the top of the specialty, to become a benchmark.

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TECH will give you access to the most interesting and up-to-date knowledge of the moment in a training intensively focused on practice"

General Objectives

  • Master the current knowledge on medication used in psychiatry and neurology
  • Train to achieve the therapist-patient-medication link
  • Identify the absorption properties of medication
  • Develop proficiency in pharmacodynamics
  • Describe in protocols the intervention programs, taking into account the characteristics and specific aspects of taking medication
  • Identify the evolution of the different disorders listed in the DSM-5 or ICD-10
  • Master the fields of medical-psychologist interaction in family intervention
  • Train the professional on all the updated references on the diagnosis, intervention and therapeutic process in order to interact with the medication
  • Describe with decision protocols the individualized study of family members to perform a rigorous psychopathological study
  • Use decision trees to permanently perform differential diagnosis
  • Organize all the information within a multidisciplinary framing model in the study of the biopsychosocial framework of the psychotherapy-pharmacology relationship

Specific Objectives

  • Describe depressive axes
  • Master the interaction between antidepressants and other drugs
  • Evaluate and list components of eating disorders
  • Control pharmacotherapy for anorexia nervosa and master the pharmacological treatment of bulimia
  • Handle sleep management with pharmacotherapy
  • Differentiating sleep and wakefulness disorders
  • Understand the dynamics of sleepwalking
  • Differentiate night terror from nightmares
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Thanks to the approach in the visualization of real cases, you will take advantage of the content in the best way and you will be able to apply it in your professional activity"

Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacology in Depression, Eating and Sleep Behavior Disorders

The Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacology in Depression, Eating and Sleep Behavior Disorders is a Postgraduate Certificate of great importance for health professionals, since the mentioned disorders are becoming more and more frequent in today's society. The objective of this program is to offer graduates a complete knowledge of the different medications used in these cases, as well as the possible contraindications they may have. In this way, they will be able to prescribe the appropriate treatments and avoid possible adverse effects. During the Postgraduate Certificate, the pharmacology of the different disorders will be studied in depth, analyzing the characteristics of each one and the drugs used to treat them. In the case of depression, antidepressants, mood stabilizers and other drugs used in more severe cases will be addressed. For eating disorders, psychotropic drugs, antidepressants and mood stabilizers, among others, will be studied. And in the case of sleep problems, hypnotics, sedatives and other drugs used to improve sleep quality will be analyzed.

 

Delve into pharmacology and sleep disorders

In addition, this program will offer practical training, in which real cases will be analyzed and simulations will be carried out so that graduates can apply the knowledge acquired in everyday situations. All this in a 100% online environment, which will allow students to access the content from anywhere and at any time, adapting to their pace of life and schedules. In short, the Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacology in Depression, Eating Behavior and Sleep Disorders is an essential learning for health professionals, which will allow them to update their knowledge and be up to date in the pharmacological treatments of these disorders, thus offering a more effective and safer care to their patients.