Evaluation: Biological treatments to OCD

Question 1

State the 1st evaluation point of the biological approach to treatments OCD

Answer 1

Drug therapies are preferred to other treatments
- Drugs are:
> Cheaper
> Require less effort
> Require little mentoring
Unlike therapy which is:
> Expensive
> Long process

Question 2

State the 2nd evaluation point of the biological approach to treatments OCD

Answer 2

Not long lasting cure
Koran et al suggested:
- Drug therapy is more commonly used but CBT should be tried first
- As drug therapy is effective - but not long lasting whereas CBT is

Question 3

State the 3rd evaluation point of the biological approach to treatments OCD

Answer 3

Side effects
SSRI's can:
> Headache
> Insomnia
Tricyclic can:
> Irregular heartbeat
> Hallucinations

Therefore these side effects limit usefulness of drugs as treatments for OCD