PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Antipsychotic, Reuptake, Ontario Health Insurance Plan

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Recall: symptoms are indicative of a diagnosable disorder if they, cause harmful dysfunction: a persistant disturbance pr dysfunction in behaviour, sensation, perception, Treatment: mental illness cost costs billion (about 10% of all canadians seek psychological services each year, direct treatment costs. In terms of treatment, the focus is on: Reducing dysfunction (improving function) not all mental illness have a cure, it is an ongoing search. Psychological therapy: types of treatment depends on many factors. Clinical psychologists: have a phd in clinical psychology. Psychiatrist: they have a medical degree with an additional specialization in psychiatry. They are not trained in statistics and research. They can provide medication: they can both provide assesments and treatment, counsellors / psychotherapists : unregulated terms-anyone can call themselves one. How to measure treatment effectiveness: careful assessment (pre and post treatment, based on self-reported symptoms, history, distress and functional imparimemt (clinical interview).