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Biological Treatments Notes
Key Treatments
Pharmacotherapy:
Involves the use of medications like antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics.
Example: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) increase serotonin levels in the brain to treat depression.
Strengths: Puts a name to the disorder so it is easier to process mentally, able to ease symptoms while patient undergoes a different treatment
Weaknesses: Possibility of addiction, testing is difficult as it is unclear what would have happened to the patient if they did not take the medication and does not cure the disorder
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT):
Used for severe depression and treatment-resistant cases.
Procedure: Electrical currents induce brief seizures to alter brain chemistry.
Strength: Used when medicinal drugs fails
Weakness: Reports of memory loss after treatment, which may cause further stress
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS):
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) induces a brief seizure in patients. Conceptually, how does this seizure contribute to alleviating severe depression?
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Biological treatments focus on altering physiological processes to address mental disorders.
These treatments are grounded in the idea that mental health conditions often have a biological basis, such as chemical imbalances or abnormal brain activity.
Common approaches include pharmacotherapy (medications), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and brain stimulation techniques like deep brain stimulation (DBS).
ExampleFor instance, someone with depression might have low serotonin levels, and biological treatments aim to correct this imbalance.
AnalogyThink of biological treatments as "recalibrating" a malfunctioning machine. If the brain is the machine, these treatments adjust its settings to restore proper function.
DefinitionBiological TreatmentsMedical interventions that target the biological underpinnings of mental disorders, such as brain chemistry or neural activity.
