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A02 biological therapies (drug treatments) Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
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What are the sections for strength

A

Effectiveness

Ease of use

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2
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Who tested effectiveness

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WHO

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What did WHO do and find

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Relapse rates after one year were highest when schizos were treated with placebos (55%)

25% when treated with anti psychotics

2-23% when treated with anti psychotics and family intervened

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4
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Conclusion for effectiveness

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The anti psychotics drugs are an effective means of treating certain mental disorder and work best when combined with psychological treatment

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5
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Talk about ease of use

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Requires little time and effort from the user compared to psychoanalysis ct etc

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6
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What are the sections for the limitation of the drug treatments

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Placebo effect

Tackles symptoms rather than the problem

Side effects

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7
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Who tested placebo effects

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Kirsch et al

Mulrow et al

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What did kirsch et al do and find

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Metanalysis on effectiveness of placebo compared to effectiveness of real drug

Found placebo to be almost the same effectiveness as real dryg

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What did Mulrow et al do and find

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Metanalysis on effectiveness of placebo compared to effectiveness of real drug

Found a success rate of 35% for placebos and 60% for real drug

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Conclusion for placebo effects

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The effectiveness of drugs may be due to their psychological effects as well as their chemical effect

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Talk about tackles symptoms rather than problem

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Only deals with symptoms doesn’t address the problem itself

Offers temporary alleviation of symptoms

Once patient stops taking them the effectiveness ceases

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Talk about side effects

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For instance
SSRIs may cause anxiety, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, nausea, suicidal thoughts

Problems with the side effects is one if the main reasons why chemotherapy fails - patients cannot tolerate the side effects and therefore don’t take thir medication

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