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Biological Therapies for Schizo
- Psychosurgery
- prefrontal lobotomies
- makes them less violent,less agitated & easier to manage
- makes them less violent,less agitated & easier to manage
- :( unethical
- :( sever side effects - apathy, death, coma,
impaired judgement
- :( often imprecise - other areas of brain destroyed
- prefrontal lobotomies
- ECT
- ~ balance the neurotransmitters
- :( doesn't seem to have an affect on Dopamine
- :( doesn't seem to have an affect on Dopamine
- ~ balance the neurotransmitters
- Drugs
- Neuroleptic drugs
- :) reduce the positive symptoms
- :( little effect on the negative symptoms
- :) reduce the positive symptoms
- Neuroleptic drugs
- Evaluation
- Strengths:
- Rosenhan & Seligman
- most effective therapy for schizos = drugs
- e.g neuroleptics - chlorpromazine
- + family therapy
- e.g neuroleptics - chlorpromazine
- most effective therapy for schizos = drugs
- improve quality of life -
chance to be "normal"
- helps them to "function adequately"
- helps them to "function adequately"
- helps them to manage alarming symptoms
- Rosenhan & Seligman
- Weaknesses:
- e.g neuroleptics - chlorpromazine
- only works on 1/3 with positive symptoms & ~ 1/3 pos&neg
- only works on 1/3 with positive symptoms & ~ 1/3 pos&neg
- side effects
- sedated, dry mouth, blurred vision, difficulty concentrating
- sedated, dry mouth, blurred vision, difficulty concentrating
- only treats symptoms not underlying causes
- depends what you time are cause e.g. :
- genetic - no not treated
- social - no not treated
- too much dop = yes
- genetic - no not treated
- depends what you time are cause e.g. :
- clozapine
- expensive but fewer side effects
- fatal blood disease in 1-2%
- fatal blood disease in 1-2%
- expensive but fewer side effects
- dependent on them = less control
= more stressed
- e.g neuroleptics - chlorpromazine
- Strengths:
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