The Biological Approach to treating OCD

Question 1

What does SSRI stand for

Answer 1

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Question 2

What do SSRIs do

Answer 2

Act on serotonin system by preventing the reputake and breaking down serotonin by the presynaptic neuron

Question 3

What does the concentration of Serotonin cause?

Answer 3

serotonin within the synapse increases, causing the post-synaptic neron to be continually stimulated

Question 4

Whats used for those who don’t react to SSRIs

Answer 4

Tricyclics

Question 5

What do Tricyclics do

Answer 5

Increase the concentration of noradrenaline neurotransmitter in the brain

Question 6

Give a - (DTSE)

Answer 6

Drug therapy has serious side effects. For example those on clomipramine 1 in 10 suffer weight gain, 1 in 100 suffer increased heart-rate and agressivness. These side effects have serious side effects on how a patient lives their day to day lives

Question 7

Give a + (IKE)

Answer 7

Increased knowledge about effectiveness of drug treatments for OCD and cognitve treatments reduce the time people have off work, increasing productivity of workforces. This means more people will pay taxes. Research into cost effective OCD can be the basis of public health services choosing which treatments they use and save money for the NHS

Question 8

Give a + (CEND)

Answer 8

Drug use. is cost effective and non - disruptive. They’re cheap compared to psychological treatments and are good value for the NHS. Patients can discreetly take drugs and manage. their symptoms and-lead a relatively normal life