Drugs AO3

• strength

  • effective as quick treatment
  • only take a couple of weeks to work unlike the talking therapies such as CBT
  • CBT which can take several weeks – drugs are also a cheaper treatment for the NHS as they are cheap to manufacture compared
  • a more appropriate treatment
• weakness

  • not appropriate due to side effects
  • e.g. weight gain, tremors
  • lead to people stop using treatment
  • reducing effectiveness
• weakness

  • argued to impose the chemical straitjacket
  • drugs may control a person’s mind and body by controlling levels of neurotransmitters
  • unlike CBT, which encourages clints to identify and challenge their irrational thoughts