Found that those who took the anti psychotic risperidone early into the disorder had high remission rates and low relapse rates.
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Anti Psychotics STRENGTH- Meltzer et al (2004)
Found that haloperidol improves symptoms and some new drugs show improvement compared with a placebo.
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Anti Psychotics STRENGTH- Schooler et al (2005)
Found that risperidone (a second gen drug) had fewer side effects than haloperidol (a first generation drug). Also risperidone group = 42% relapse/ haloperidol = 55% relapse rate.
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Anti Psychotics WEAKNESS of social control
Drugs are a form of chemical straight jacket which disempower people, and are entirely within the control of the clinician- thus being a weakness of social control.
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Anti Psychotics WEAKNESS of side effects
Can cause muscle spasms and tardive dyskinesia, and around 50% of patients stop taking anti psychotics because of reasons like side effects.
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Anti Psychotics WEAKNESS over chicken and the egg
Dunno if it's excess dopamine that causes schizophrenia or excess schizophrenia which causes dopamine.
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Card 2
Front
Found that haloperidol improves symptoms and some new drugs show improvement compared with a placebo.
Back
Anti Psychotics STRENGTH- Meltzer et al (2004)
Card 3
Front
Found that risperidone (a second gen drug) had fewer side effects than haloperidol (a first generation drug). Also risperidone group = 42% relapse/ haloperidol = 55% relapse rate.
Back
Card 4
Front
Drugs are a form of chemical straight jacket which disempower people, and are entirely within the control of the clinician- thus being a weakness of social control.
Back
Card 5
Front
Can cause muscle spasms and tardive dyskinesia, and around 50% of patients stop taking anti psychotics because of reasons like side effects.
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