This table compares the four treatments for Schizophrenia covered in the AQA course. These are drugs, CBT, family therapy and token economies. They are compared in eight different categories. This document is a great resource to refer to when doing comparison essays for different treatments in schi...
Comparing therapies
(develop points but use to make an essay)
Criteria Drug CBT Family Therapy Token economies
Explanation Dopamine Hypothesis Cognitive Family Dysfunction Behavioural
(faulty thought processes) (EE / double bind) (CC/OC)
Cause Biological Psychological Psychological Psychological
Symptoms TA - Positive Positive symptoms Manage external stressors Negative symptoms
targeted AA - Positive and negative and bad communication e.g avolition
LT / ST Short term Long term Long term Short term
Side effects Yes No No No
Time / cost Low High (but cost-benefit) High (but cost-benefit) Low
Motivation No Yes Yes No
Adjunctive No Yes Yes Yes
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