Liebowitz

Question 1

what does liebowitz look into?

Answer 1

drug treatments

Question 2

what ar drug treatments for ?

Answer 2

effective in reducing symptoms , to help people deal with their everyday life
however some treatments can have side effects such as anti-depressants can cause blurred vision, dry mouth, weight gain an constipation
can be effective with some people but only covers up the problem doesn’t cure it

Question 3

what is the phenelzine used in liebowitz?

Answer 3

used to treat depression and works by increasing cerain chemicals within the body

Question 4

what is atenolol ?

Answer 4

a hypertension medication that reduces blood pressure

Question 5

what is the aim of liebowitz research?

Answer 5

to see if the drug phenelzine can help treat patients with social phobias

Question 6

what was the method used in this study?

Answer 6

patients allocated to one of three conditins, treated over 8 weeks

Question 7

what were the patients assessed using?

Answer 7

Hamilton rating scale
liebowitz social phobia scale
patients rated fear and steps taken to avoid situation

Question 8

who were the participants ?

Answer 8

80 participants meeting DSM criteria for social phobia

all participants gave consent

Question 9

what was the design ?

Answer 9

independent , patient being allocated to one of three conditions: 
Phenelzine 
phenelzine placebo 
atenolol
atenolol placebo

Question 10

what was the procedure ?

Answer 10

patients assessed 
given drugs 
gradual dosage increase 
then reassessed 
blind evaluators used to carryout clinical assessments

Question 11

what were the findings?

Answer 11

after 8 weeks there were significant differences noted in phenelzine groups
better scores on tests for anxiety compared to placebo
not difference between atenolol and placebo

Question 12

what is the conclusion drawn from this research?

Answer 12

phenelzine but not atenolol is effective in treating social phobias