Biological Therapies
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- Biological therapies: Drugs and ECT
- Drug
- A quarter of all the medication in Britain is a psychiatric drug
- In 1950 2 important discoveries were made this change the outlook for people with mental llness
- Antipsychotic reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia
- Tricyclic help a vast number of people with depression
- This is now used by 40,000 children and teenagers
- In 1950 2 important discoveries were made this change the outlook for people with mental llness
- Antipsychotics
- Used to combat the positive symptoms of schizophrenia
- Block neurotransmitter dopamine
- Only act temporerly
- There is lower levels of side effects from using the drug
- Side effects include involuntary movement of the tongue and mouth
- Antidepressant drugs
- Depression is caused by a lack of seratonin
- Anti depressants work by reducing the rate of reabsorption or by blocking the enzymes which break down the neurotransmitters
- The mostly commonly prescribed is SSRIs
- A quarter of all the medication in Britain is a psychiatric drug
- ECT
- ECT is used in severely patients where medication and psychotherapy didn't work
- How it works
- A electrode is place above the temple on the non dominant side of the brain
- The patient is unconscious before the electric shocks were given
- A small current is passed through the brain for half a second causing a seizure lasting a minute
- ECT is usually given 3 times a week with the patient requiring between 3 and 15 treatments
- Why does it work?
- Abrams (1997) has conducted a study lasting for 50 years however we are no closer to understanding how it works
- ECT alters the way the parts of the brain communite
- There are disagreements to how it exact effects work
- Evaluation
- Drug treatments
- Research evidence shows that chemo work
- After a year relapse rates were 55%
- 25% with chlorpromazine relapped
- 2%-23% relapsed when taking chlorpromazi and family intervention
- Placebo effect
- Kirsch (2002) found that people who took a placebo fared just as well and those who took the real drug
- Research evidence shows that chemo work
- ECT can save lives
- It works particularly well for people who suffer from depression
- Because some people who have depression have suicidal tendencies so ECT can save lives
- Drug treatments
- Drug
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