Summary Comparison of Treatments Table - Schizophrenia (AQA A-Level Psychology)

Comparing therapies
(develop points but use to make an essay)


Criteria Drug CBT Family Therapy Token economies
Explanation Dopamine Hypothesis Cognitive Family Dysfunction Behavioural
(faulty thought processes) (EE / double bind) (CC/OC)


Cause Biological Psychological Psychological Psychological


Symptoms TA - Positive Positive symptoms Manage external stressors Negative symptoms
targeted AA - Positive and negative and bad communication e.g avolition


LT / ST Short term Long term Long term Short term


Side effects Yes No No No


Time / cost Low High (but cost-benefit) High (but cost-benefit) Low


Motivation No Yes Yes No


Adjunctive No Yes Yes Yes