Antipsychotic drugs evaluation
- Created by: Jessmarnane
- Created on: 28-11-21 11:34
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- Antipsychotic drugs
- Typical A01
- 1950s
- Chlorpromazine
- Reducepositivesymptoms by reducing dopamine levels
- Bind to dopamine receptors to block their action.
- Atypical A01
- 1970s
- Reduce positive and negative symptoms
- Binds to dopamine and serotonin receptors to increase dopamine pathway
- Antipsychotics are drugs used as treatments for disorders to combat symptoms of psychosis.
- Effectiveness
- Many different types available
- Not as time consuming and cheaper than CBT
- Many struggle to adhere to mediation due to memory loss.
- Unbearable side effects could cause resistance.
- Ethics
- Allows people to not just be kept in hospitals
- ethically wrong to deny sci chance to decrease symptoms
- Side effect of weight gain can cause further problems.
- Issue of valid consent.
- Social implications
- lack of adherence could lead to risk of violent crime.
- Different /better drugs dependant on where you live
- Expensive - if on NHS could take away from other treatment
- Typical A01
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