biological therapies for schizophrenia

Question 1

support for effectiveness of antipsychotics

Answer 1

adams et al, gilbert et al.

Question 2

what does adams et al. support

Answer 2

effectiveness of antipsychotics

Question 3

what does gilbert et al. support

Answer 3

effectiveness of antipsychotics

Question 4

describe adams et al.

Answer 4

found that the drugs are more effective than a placebo.

Question 5

describe gilbert et al.

Answer 5

conducted a meta-analysis of 66 studies, and found that 53% of patients relapsed within 10 months of stopping medication, compared to 16% who continued to take it.

Question 6

support for atypical antipsychotics

Answer 6

herbert

Question 7

what does herbert support

Answer 7

effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics

Question 8

describe herbert

Answer 8

found that clozapine is more effective than typical antipsychotics. it was 30-50% more effective in cases where typical antipsychotics had failed.

Question 9

contradictory evidence for the effectiveness of typical antipsychotics

Answer 9

herbert

Question 10

what does herbert contradict

Answer 10

effectiveness of typical antipsychotics

Question 11

contradictory evidence for the effectiveness of antipsychotics

Answer 11

harrow et al.

Question 12

what does harrow et al. contradict

Answer 12

effectiveness of antipsychotics

Question 13

describe harrow et al.

Answer 13

found in a longitudinal study that other than the first few years of taking the medication, antipsychotics do not reduce the frequency of psychotic episodes.