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• What is a strength of the biological approach?

  It has successful therapeutic applications
• Why are drug treatments considered advantageous in the biological approach?

  They are cheap and easy to administer
• What types of mental illnesses have drug treatments been successful in treating?

  Schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety
• How quickly do drug treatments work compared to alternative therapies?

  They work relatively quickly
• When do patients typically begin to feel the benefits of drug treatments?

  Patients begin to feel benefits quickly
• How do drug treatments compare to counseling in terms of time to feel benefits?

  Drug treatments provide benefits faster than counseling
• What is a limitation of alternative therapies compared to drug treatments?

  They can take several months or years
• What impact have drug treatments had on people's lives?

  They have helped many people live normal lives
• Where have drug treatments allowed people to live outside of?

  Mental hospitals
• What is the overall significance of drug treatments in mental health?

  They have transformed treatment and recovery