The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art

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Autor(a) principal: Leite, Ana Beatriz
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: da Silva , Carlos Fernandes, Sousa Pereira , Anabela, Ruivo Marques, Daniel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_65_7
Resumo: 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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spelling The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the artO ensino da psicofarmacologia na formação inicial dos psicólogos portugueses: Estado da artePsicofarmacologiaPsicologiaFormaçãoEnsino SuperiorPortugalpsychopharmacologypsychologytraininghigher educationPortugalPsychopharmacology 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.A psicofarmacologia representa, cada vez mais, uma área de conhecimento com importantes implicações na atuação profissional dos psicólogos. Em vários países, tem-se assistido, ao longo dos últimos anos, a uma crescente importância dada à formação em psicofarmacologia para psicólogos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar um levantamento dos planos curriculares de todas as instituições de Ensino Superior portuguesas que lecionam cursos de licenciatura e mestrado em psicologia de modo a verificar quais destes incluem unidades curriculares sobre psicofarmacologia. Para tal, foram recolhidos dados através do sítio da Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) e dos sítios oficiais das instituições de Ensino Superior durante o mês de julho de 2021. Os resultados observados indicam que a formação em psicofarmacologia, apesar de existir, é em número reduzido. Num total de 97 cursos de licenciatura e mestrado em psicologia analisados, apenas 11 unidades curriculares relacionadas com psicofarmacologia foram identificadas, sendo que três destas são ministradas na mesma instituição. No geral, estes  dados sugerem que a formação em psicofarmacologia dada nas formações iniciais dos psicólogos, apesar de existir, é ainda residual. No final do artigo, são referidas as implicações dos resultados para os currículos da formação dos psicólogos bem como perspetivadas consequências para a prática profissional da psicologia.Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra2023-01-11info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_65_7https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_65_7Psychologica; Vol. 65 (2022); e065007Psychologica; Vol. 65 (2022); e0650071647-86060871-465710.14195/1647-8606_65reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://impactum-journals.uc.pt/psychologica/article/view/10531https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/psychologica/article/view/10531/9144Direitos de Autor (c) 2022 Ana Beatriz Leite, Carlos Fernandes da Silva , Anabela Sousa Pereira , Daniel Ruivo Marqueshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLeite, Ana Beatrizda Silva , Carlos FernandesSousa Pereira , AnabelaRuivo Marques, Daniel2023-05-31T13:59:54Zoai:impactum-journals.uc.pt:article/10531Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:59:01.140384Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
O ensino da psicofarmacologia na formação inicial dos psicólogos portugueses: Estado da arte
title The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
spellingShingle The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
Leite, Ana Beatriz
Psicofarmacologia
Psicologia
Formação
Ensino Superior
Portugal
psychopharmacology
psychology
training
higher education
Portugal
title_short The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
title_full The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
title_fullStr The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
title_full_unstemmed The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
title_sort The teaching of psychopharmacology in the initial training of Portuguese psychologists: State of the art
author Leite, Ana Beatriz
author_facet Leite, Ana Beatriz
da Silva , Carlos Fernandes
Sousa Pereira , Anabela
Ruivo Marques, Daniel
author_role author
author2 da Silva , Carlos Fernandes
Sousa Pereira , Anabela
Ruivo Marques, Daniel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Leite, Ana Beatriz
da Silva , Carlos Fernandes
Sousa Pereira , Anabela
Ruivo Marques, Daniel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Psicofarmacologia
Psicologia
Formação
Ensino Superior
Portugal
psychopharmacology
psychology
training
higher education
Portugal
topic Psicofarmacologia
Psicologia
Formação
Ensino Superior
Portugal
psychopharmacology
psychology
training
higher education
Portugal
description 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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