Treating Schizophrenia

Comparison Essay # 100370

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Psychology > Disorders
Psychology > Therapies

A comparison of cognitive behavioral therapy and drug therapy for the treatment of schizophrenia.

1,677 words () | 4 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the treatment options available for schizophrenia. It begins by defining schizophrenia and describing its diagnosis. It examines cognitive behavioral therapy and drug therapy for the treatment of schizophrenia and evaluates which one is more effective. The paper concludes that drug therapy is a more effective therapy for treating schizophrenia than cognitive behavioral therapy.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Justification of Position
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"However, what is quite clear is that the newer atypical antipsychotics do have fewer side-effects than regular antipsychotic therapies. Moreover, clinical trials are revealing which particular side-effects are associated with which particular drug, so that clinicians are being increasingly enabled to select a drug whose side-effects are most compatible with particular patients. For example, it is now known that olanzapine and clozapine are more likely than other drugs to have side-effects such as insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes, increased blood lipids/cholesterol, and/or weight gain. Therefore, clinicians can choose not to prescribe these to patients at high risk for any of these factors. (Lublin, Eberhard and Levander, 2005)"

Sample of Sources Used:

Lublin, Henrik, Jonas Eberhard and Sten Levander. (2005). Current therapy issues and ummet clinical needs in the treatment of schizophrenia: A review of the new generation antipsychotics. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 20: 183-198.
Paley, Graham and David A. Shapiro. (2002). Lessons from psychotherapy research for psychological interventions for people with schizophrenia. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, research and practice, 75: 5-17.
Passer, Michael W. and Ronald E. Smith. (2004). Psychology: The science of mind and behaviour. 2nd edition. New York: McGraw Hill.
Patterson, Thomas L., Robert M. Kaplan and Dilip V. Jeste. (1999). Measuring the effect of treatment on quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. CNS Drugs, 12(1): 49-64.