Topic 9- Biological App To Treating OCD

Question 1

PEEL 1
Using drugs for OCD

Answer 1

P- A strength is that using drugs to treat OCD is supported by research.
E- Soomro found drugs were mired in effective than placebos in reducing symptoms.
E- However, most of soomro’s meta-analysis lasted about 3 months.
L- Meaning we know little about the long term effectiveness of drugs.

Question 2

PEEL 2
More effort to take drugs

Answer 2

P- One limitation of drug therapy is that it requires little effort from user.
E- Unlike psychological therapies which are more time consuming.
E- They also expect the person to attend regular meetings and think about tackling the problem.
L- This means drug therapies are more economical for health service.

Question 3

PEEL 3
Drugs aren’t lasting

Answer 3

P- A weakness is drugs aren’t a lasting cure for people suffering with OCD.
E- Drugs are only effective in the short term, Maina found that patients relapse within a week if treatment stops.
E-Suggesting psychological therapies should be tried before drugs to treat OCD.
L- Koran have proposed the use of CBT as an alternative to drug therapy.