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Question: Discuss two or more biological therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD.
Answer: The main limitation of Tricyclics is the many, bad side effects that come with them, these are considered worse than the side effects of taking SSRI’s, making them a second line treatment if SSRI’s fail to relieve symptoms. Thoren et al found that Clomipramine was significantly more effective than placebos in relieving obsessional symptoms; this is good because it shows that the drug is effective and also addresses the problem of both obsessional thoughts and compulsions. By the removal of the obsessional thoughts, the compulsions are not required as the anxiety from the thoughts has been removed. However, Foa et al found that Clomipramine is not as effective as ERP (a behavioural approach treatment), suggesting that there may be an underlying psychological problem that a biological tr...(short extract)
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Details: Mark: 64% | Subject: Psychology | Course: Psychology | Level: A-Level | Year: Not applicable | Document type: Essay* | Words: 738 | References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: February 25, 2011 | Essay ID: 3650
