The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists

State of the art

Authors

  • Ana Beatriz Leite Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
  • Carlos Fernandes da Silva Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal. William James Center for Research – WJCR/UA, Portugal.
  • Anabela Sousa Pereira Universidade de Évora, Departamento de Psicologia. Centro de Investigação em Educação e Psicologia (CIEP). William James Center for Research – WJCR/UA. Évora, Portugal
  • Daniel Ruivo Marques Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal. Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, CINEICC – Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Coimbra, Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_65_7

Keywords:

psychopharmacology, psychology, training, higher education, Portugal

Abstract

Psychopharmacology is an important scientific field for psychologists’ practice. Over the last years, in several countries, there has been given an increasing importance to psychopharmacological training for psychologists. The aim of this paper was to perform a study recurring to an exhaustive analysis of the curricula of all Portuguese Higher Education institutions that teach Bachelorʼs and Masterʼs Degrees in psychology to verify which of them offer curricular units on psychopharmacology. For that purpose, data from Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) site and webpages from higher education institutions were collected during the month of July, 2021. The results indicate that training in psychopharmacology does exist, however, it is scarce. Within the 97 Bachelor and Master Degree courses in psychology analyzed, only 11 curricular units about psychopharmacology were identified. From those, three are taught at the same institution. Overall, these data suggest that the training in psychopharmacology given to psychology students is residual. At the end of the article, we discuss implications of these results for psychologistsʼ training and potential consequences for the professional practice of Portuguese psychologists.

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Published

2023-01-11

How to Cite

Leite, A. B. ., da Silva , C. F., Sousa Pereira , A., & Ruivo Marques, D. (2023). The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art. Psychologica, 65, e065007. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_65_7

Issue

Vol. 65 (2022)

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2022 Ana Beatriz Leite, Carlos Fernandes da Silva , Anabela Sousa Pereira , Daniel Ruivo Marques

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