Drug therapy
- Created by: Georgia
- Created on: 16-04-19 02:51
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- Biological therapy (drug)
- Typical anti-psychotics
- More traditional; more side effects (increased heart rate; blurred vision)
- Chlorpromazine
- Block dopamine receptors that reduce psychotic symptoms
- Barlow and Durand (1995) Effective in reducing symptoms in 60% of cases
- More impact on positive symptoms; patients still suffered from severe negative symptoms
- Side effects; tardive dyskinesia; neuroleptic malignant syndrome (fatal)
- Atypical anti-psychotics
- Newer form of treatment; less side effects
- Clozapine
- Blocks both dopamine and serotonin receptors
- Used for patients at high risk of suicide
- Pickar et al (1992) Most effective in reducing symptoms when compared to others
- Side effects; agranulocytosis (low WBC); tardive dyskinesia (reduced)
- Blocks both dopamine and serotonin receptors
- Evaluation
- Improves quality of daily life for patients
- Supported by research evidence
- Availability of injections - stays in system for longer; quicker
- Only treats symptoms and not the actual cause
- Risk of relapse; 40% in first year, 15% in further years (all drug treatments)
- Economical implications; billions spent
- Most common treatment for schizophrenia
- Doesn't cure, only reduces symptoms
- Typical anti-psychotics
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