This course looks at a brief history of medications used in mental health, a look at how they affect neurotransmitters and synapses, what influences whether medication is useful for a person’s recovery, some potential negative effects and contraindications, the alternatives to medication and how people may reduce or stop taking them.
It will take approximately 40 to 75 minutes to complete, but this timing will depend on how fast you read and how long you spend on the activities and reflective questions. You do not need to complete the whole course in one go. If you leave and come back to the course it will remember where you got up to.