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Drug Treatments Schizophrenia - Coggle Diagram
Drug Treatments
Schizophrenia
Usage
=based on medical model
of mental disorder
=biological causes
=attempts to cure causes
Dopamine Hypothesis
typical drugs
phenothiazines
blocking the receptor site
for dopamine
Effect of dopamine
isn’t picked up by brain
side effects involved
shaking muscle tremors
=severe
Drugs with
fewer side
effects
clozapine
=blocks serotonin
receptors
olanzapine and
risperidone
=less side effects
and more effective
=atypical
=side effects still
include weight gain
A
=CBT which is more
ethical
L
reductionist
=ignores social factors
that may contribute
Relapse is a big
issue
side effects
=also issues with
compliance
E
reduces
symptoms quickly
Zhao Et Al
=meta analysis
=17/18 anti
psychotic drugs
has sig lower
relapse rates than
placebo
schizophrenia has
a more biological
basis than most
mental disorders
Rosenhan
=phenothiazines
help patients
to live relatively
normal lives
palliative not
curative
=only suppresses
symptoms
not as effective
for negative
symptoms
Patel et al
=20%
show negligable
improvement
after multiple trials
E
=produce
side effects
=unpleasant with
serious health effects
=those in serious
conditions won’t be able
to give consent
=addiction to drugs
Social Control
=pharmaceutical
straitjacket
=only made to restrain
individuals not help them
=making money