Drug Therpies A03

Question 1

Criticism - issue/debate

Answer 1

Bio therapies such as drugs ignore non bio
Support reductionist view as limited explanation
Not helpful to patients
Perhaps more holistic view should be considered
See nature and nurture side

Question 2

Support - thornley

Answer 2

Conducted meta analysis of 13 studies with 1121 p’s
Patients with chlorpromazine had better overall functioning, reduced symptoms + lower relapse rates than those treated with placebos
Positive symptoms

Question 3

Support - meltzer

Answer 3

Meta analysis of studies of effectiveness of various typical/atypical antipsychotics
Clozapine was shown to be more effective than typical antipsychotics and effective in 30-50% treatment resistant cases where typical antipsychotics have failed

Question 4

Criticism - Ross + read

Answer 4

Giving patients prescription drugs reinforces view that ‘abnormal’
Prevents patients motivation to think about environmental causes of their distress + reduces motivation to look for alternative solutions for coping