Week 2: neurotransmitters and receptor theory,discussion: | NURS 6630 – Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology | Walden University
Receptors and neurotransmitters are like a lock-and-key system. Just as it takes the right key to open a specific lock, it takes the right neurotransmitter to bind to a specific receptor. Not surprisingly, as it concerns psychopharmacology, the pharmacotherapeutics that are prescribed must trigger the release of certain neurotransmitters that bind to the correct receptors in order to elicit a favorable response for the […]