biological therapies

Question 1

what are the two drugs that are used to help treat schizophrenia

Answer 1

• typical
• atypical

Question 2

whats an example of a typical drug

Answer 2

chlorapromazine

Question 3

what were typical drugs used for

Answer 3

to calm patients down before surgery

Question 4

when were typical drugs developed?

Answer 4

1950s

Question 5

what does chlorpromazine do?

Answer 5

• blocks dopamine ativity by sitting on D2 receptor neurones
• this prevents the impulse from crossing the synapse

Question 6

what is an example of an atypical drug?

Answer 6

clozapine

Question 7

what do atypical drugs do?

Answer 7

reduces dopamne activity within a patient`

Question 8

when were atypical drugs invented?

Answer 8

1970s
theyre more modern thus more expensive

Question 9

how do atypical drugs work?

Answer 9

• they target the D1/D4 receptors and dissacociate quicker allowing a briefer block
• some research suggests thst thye target seratonin receptors

Question 10

typical drugs-strength

explain the work of sampath on typical drugs 1992

Answer 10

• swapped out clorpromazine for a placebo drug in half of his sample
• 75% of the placebo grp relapsed a year later compared to 33% of the patiets who recieved the drug
• this supports the effectiveness of drugs as is shows they can help reduce symptoms
• the study is correlational so cannot infer causality

Question 11

atypical drugs - strength

explain the work of meltzer 1999 within atypical drugs

Answer 11

• he found that 1/3 of patients that didnt show improvement with typical meds responded to
• this work is supported by Vorganti 1999 who found that atypical drugs benefit 85% of patients compared to the 65% that typical drugs benefitted
• supports atypical drugs as it shows they help reduce S symptoms

Question 12

atypical/typical durgs-strength

what are strengths of both drugs?

Answer 12

• cheap compared to treatements such as CBT-good value on public health systems NHS
• aren’t disruptive to patients lives’-not like therapy
• a pragnatic and cost effective way for sufferers

Question 13

typical/atypical weakness

why are side effects a weakness?

Answer 13

• some patients on antipsychotics develop tardive dyskinsea- an uncontrollable facil tic disease
• even after stopping the drugs the tics carried on- it can also become fatal
• side effects are less severe when a smaller dose is taken
• side effects are a weakness as they reduce the likelihood of a patients taking the drug