schizophrenia -treatments according to the interactionist approach

Question 1

what does the interactionist treatment involve?

Answer 1

.combination of treatments using biological drugs and psychological therapies

Question 3

what does the interactionist approach say to how SZ should be treated?

Answer 3

.treatments should recognise multiple factors cause SZ

Question 4

what did turkington et al say?

Answer 4

.says its possible to believe SZ is biological and still use psychological treatments to relieve symptoms – as long as one accepts the value of taking an interactionist approach.

Question 5

what is a strength to using an interactionist approach to treatment?

Answer 5

.economic benefits –as combination treatments are more effective, extra cost is okay as it reduces lost productivity to missed work days and lowers hospital admissions.

Question 6

what is a negative to using the interactionist approach to treat SZ?

Answer 6

.treatments causation fallacy -superior treatments outcomes does not necessarily mean the interactionist model for schizophrenia is correct. Similarly, the fact drugs help doesn’t mean SZ is biological in origin.