evaluation

• effectiveness of antipsychotics - Cole et al found 75% of patients much improved compared with 25% with a placebo and none got worse compared to 48%
• effectiveness of antipsychotics - Lobos compared clozapine with a number of other antipschotics and found it reduced positive symptoms but had serious side effects so ppts dropped out
• much research evidence - NICE conducted 31 reviews of methadone effectiveness and found increased retention on treatment programmes and reduces illicit opioid use
• drugs can be seen as a chemical straightjacket and unethical
• cause a range of side effects like headaches and nausea to life threatening symptoms
• issues with valid consent and antipsychotic drugs as they may be experiencing psychosis and cant validily consent