PSP STRUGGLE TOPICS

what is supporting evidence for genetic explanations for OCD

lenane studied the prevalence of OCD between family members and found evidence of heritable contributions to OCD

what evidence is there to indicate that stress plays a role in OCD acquisition

croner found that over 50% of his sample had experienced a traumatic event in the past with severity of event increasing severity of OCD

what support is there for use of SSRIS as treatment for OCD

juliens metanalysis found symptom improvement in 50 to 80% allowing them to live a normal life

what is a problem with drug treatments for ocd and which study supports this

they arent effective in the long term supported by Koran

what did koran find about drug treatments for ocd

patients typically relapse in the weeks after treatment stops

what is an issue with the biological approach to treating ocd

biologically reductionist treats the symptoms not the cause

what is a strength of CBT

david found that 170 patients treated with CBT had better outcomes than drug treatments

what is a strength of becks approach

boury et al found that depressives misinterpret events and feel hopeless about the future

what support is there for a biological explanation to explaining depression

wenders adoption study found that children who develop depression were more likely to have a depressive biological parent