PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16.3 : Deep Brain Stimulation, Prefrontal Cortex, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Depression used to be a taboo but everything changed with prozac (by eli lilly) came out and helped people. People started worrying about this drug and drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (paxil and zoloft) wide range of side effects; could increase the risk of suicide but these were anti-depressants. Ssris impact on symptoms of depression were small compared to a placebo; effects were high for people with severe depression because they don"t respond to placebos but still not high enough. Ssris have a very small positive effect for most people. Biomedical approach to treating disorders involves using drugs, surgery, or other medical procedures in order to alter functioning of cns and correct the underlying biological problem. Psychopharmacotherapy use of drugs to attempt to manage or reduce clients" symptoms. Psychotropic drugs medications designed to alter psychological functioning. In the past, drugs were only used to target very severe cases but now they are mainstream.
