Advanced Psychopharmacology

Advanced Psychopharmacology Course with Nassir Ghaemi, MD

Move beyond symptom-chasing and adopt a disease-modifying approach to treatment. This advanced course equips clinicians to think with first principles, dissect misleading trial designs, and prescribe with clarity and safety.

You’ll learn how to:

Recognize when drugs truly change illness course — and when they don’t.

Avoid being misled by enriched randomized discontinuation trials often used to “prove” maintenance efficacy.

Detect and manage side effects that truly impact outcomes, from akathisia (and its link to suicidality) to tardive dyskinesia and metabolic risks.

Re-evaluate stimulants and ADHD treatment through the lens of MTA data and neurotoxicity findings.

Differentiate the real role of dopamine blockers and why antipsychotics ≠ mood stabilizers.

Properly understand lithium’s proven benefits: acute efficacy, long-term prevention, and suicide protection.

Decide when mood stabilizer combinations add value and when monotherapy suffices.

What’s included:

10 in-depth lectures (~10 hours) with Dr. Ghaemi.

Clinical frameworks ready to apply the next day.

Evidence walkthroughs that transform bedside decisions.

Who it’s for:

Psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs/PAs, primary care clinicians handling complex mood disorders, and trainees who want an evidence-first mindset that improves long-term outcomes.

Take the next step after the Fundamentals masterclass and gain tools to treat diseases — not just symptoms — with modern, evidence-based psychopharmacology.