THERAPIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA. PSYA4.
Main therapies for Schizophrenia for the PSYA4 exam
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- THERAPIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Biological therapies
- NEUROLEPTICS
- Block DOPAMINE RECEPTORS to reduce levels and effectively block POITIVE symptoms.
- APPROPRIATENESS: produce distressing side-effects. TARDIVE DYSKINESIS. Adverse effects can cause patients to stop taking medication
- EFFECTIVENESS: not effective against negative symptoms. Reduces symptoms but THEY RETURN IF MEDICATIONIS STOPPED. 30% don't respond to anti-psychotic drugs.
- Block DOPAMINE RECEPTORS to reduce levels and effectively block POITIVE symptoms.
- NEUROLEPTICS
- Psychological therapies
- Psychodynamic therapy
- FROMM-REICHMAN
- Modified psychoanalytic therapy. as scattered thoughts of schizo patients makes therapeutic relationship hard
- DRAKE & SEDERER: Patients exposed to this may need LONGER HOSPITALIZATION.
- Modified psychoanalytic therapy. as scattered thoughts of schizo patients makes therapeutic relationship hard
- FROMM-REICHMAN
- MILIEU therapy
- A form of SOCIAL SKILLS training
- Group of 30 people gather for 9-18 months and encouraged to take responsibility of their group. taught SELF-MANAGEMENT skills
- BIRCHWOOD & SPENCER. Social skills training programes do not generalize to real life situations
- Group of 30 people gather for 9-18 months and encouraged to take responsibility of their group. taught SELF-MANAGEMENT skills
- A form of SOCIAL SKILLS training
- Social Interventions
- Having hospital and Daycare environments
- WING & BROWN.
- compared female in patients with Nedative & Positive symptoms in Stimulating and Un-stimulating wards. significant improvements when social change introduced
- WING & BROWN.
- Having hospital and Daycare environments
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Cognitive-Behavioural therapies
- BECK & ELLIS
- Challenging IRRATIONAL BELIEFS and putting them to a REALITY TEST
- CHADWICK et al. Patient who believed he could make things happen by thought alone. Beliefs were challenged and tested.
- BECK & ELLIS
- Biological therapies
- I D A's
- Drug treatments = Chemical Straight Jackets. Take away personal responsibility
- Informed consent: often hard to get from a sick person
- CBT allows patients to be involved with therapy so overcomes informed consent criticism
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