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drug therapy - Coggle Diagram
drug therapy
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evaluation
economic implications- drug therapies cheaper as require patient to take tablet rather than having regular therapy appointments. drug therapies reduce chance of relapse and symptoms and also reduce likelihood of patients being hospitalised so have positive impact on economy
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do not treat underlying cause and simply suppress symptoms of sz due to sedative nature of medication means symptoms may return when medication is stopped
can be taken as tablets, syrup or injection
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some patients can take short course then stop without the return of symptoms, whereas others may require antipsychotics for life or face likelihood of a recurrence of schizophrenia