drug therapy evaluation

Question 1

drug therapy is cost effective

Answer 1

cheaper than other psychological treatments, which is preferred for health services that have a budget they must adhere to.

Question 2

Drug therapy is non-disruptive to people’s lives

Answer 2

as they do not have to give up time to attend therapy

Question 3

Evidence of Effectiveness

Answer 3

although drug therapy doesn’t ‘cure’ OCD, it allows for a significant improvement in the suffering life, reducing OCD behaviours.

Question 4

Greist et al. (1995)

Answer 4

conducted a meta-analysis where they reviewed placebo-controlled trials of the effects of 4 drugs on OCD, they found all 4 drugs were significantly more effective than the placebo.

Question 5

side effects

Answer 5

SSRIs, these side effects can include; blurred vision, loss of sexual appetite, irritability, indigestion, and sleep pattern disruption.

Question 6

simpson 2004

Answer 6

45% of cases in 12 weeks relapsed, compared to only 12% of patients who had CBT. This suggests, that drug therapy does not treat OCD.

Question 7

publication bias

Answer 7

positive results are more likely to be published than not,

According to Goldacre (2013), as drug companies sponsor the drug trials, they selectively publish positive outcomes for the drugs their sponsors are selling.