drug evaluation
- Created by: hannah kingham
- Created on: 15-04-16 10:55
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- Drug Evaluation
- cheaper and quicker than psychological
- quicker therapies are important for those who are suicidal
- cheapness means it available to everyone
- people may be unable to afford things like CBT
- less stigma so people are more likely to take them
- effective with symptoms but don't help underlying cause
- People often relapse so aren't as effective as people believe
- Anti-depressants may
be less appropriate
for younger people as they may not work with the biological
changes in the brain.
- Ferguson et al- teens who toke SSRI’s had increased risk of suicide
- May become dependent on the drugs
- side effects e.g. nausea
- Prozac has been linked with increased suicide
- clinicians has be careful with prescribing due to individual differences
- maybe only work as a initial treatment due to issues with dependency etc.
- psychological may be better long term
- cheaper and quicker than psychological
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