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THE FAMILY THERAPIST'S GUIDE TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY: A GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE
Author(s) -
Patterson Jo Ellen,
Magulac Mark
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1994.tb01024.x
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , psychotherapist , openness to experience , context (archaeology) , psychological intervention , psychopharmacology , curriculum , psychology , family therapy , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , pedagogy , paleontology , biology
Although medication has not traditionally been part of the family therapist's venue, family therapists have recently begun to consider medication as a treatment option. The increasing success of pharmacologic interventions and the widespread use of the biopsychosocial model have resulted in a new openness to the possibility of psychopharmacology although significant controversy still remains. A curriculum for a graduate level course in pharmacology for family therapists is outlines. The three components of the course are (a) specific pharmacology content; (b) the context of psychopharmacology, including how to access psychiatric resources; and (c) meta‐isssues dealing primarily with political and economic concerns.