Strength and Counterpoint 2

Another strength of drugs is that they are cost-effecrive with implications for the economy and are…

Non-disruptive to people’s lives

Drug treatments are cheap compared to psychological treatments because many thousands of tablets or liquid doses can be manufactured in…

The time it takes to conduct one session of a psychological therapy

Using drugs to treat OCD is therefore good value for public health systems like the NHS and represents…

A good use of limited funds

Compared to psychological therapies, SSRIS are also non-disruptive…

To people's lives

This is different to psychological therapies which involve time spent attending therapy sessions which may explain why…

Drugs are more popular for many people with OCD

BUT drugs can be seen as ______ and only act in masking symptoms so are best used with a ________________ of the OCD is particularly bad

Passive

Combination of therapy