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Clare Ford Discuss at least one biological treatment for schizophrenia? The biological approach to schizophrenia assumes that the biochemical factors may be important in the development and maintenance of schizophrenia. As well as genetic factors and brain structure. Biological therapies are in line with these viewed causes. Therefore this approach believes that a disordered mind may be corrected by treatment aimed at the body. The biological treatment to schizophrenia uses biological means to alter a person's psychological state. Relating to the underlying biological assumptions that schizophrenia has a pathological cause, there are symptoms present, a diagnosis can be made with these in mind and a therapy can be started on the basis of the diagnosis. There are four main biological treatments for the disorder, insulin shock therapy, electro convulsive therapy, psychosurgery and drug treatment. There are four main categories of prescribed drugs, anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, anti-manic and anti-psychotic. The later Anti-psychotic...

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