Schizophrenia

Banyard, P. (2020) ‘ECT: the other view’, Psychology Review, 25 (4), p.22.

Flanagan, C. (2020) ‘Exam eye: electroconvulsive therapy’, Psychology Review, 25 (4), p.23.
Cara Flanagan provides some exam-based advice to support the article on pages 18-22 on electroconvulsive therapy.

Kumar Kar, S. and Singh, A. (2020) ‘Electroconvulsive therapy: a revolutionary treatment for mental illnesses’, Psychology Review, 25 (4), pp.18-22.
Sujita Kumar Kar and Amit Singh explain why electroconvulsive therapy remains a valuable treatment option.

Bentall, R. (2018) ‘Rethinking ‘schizophrenia’: dissecting psychosis’, Psychology Review, 23 (3), pp.2-5.
Explains why the time has come for a total rethink of the concept of ‘schizophrenia‘.

Underwood, J. and Flegg, S. (2016) ‘Learning about clinical disorders: a teacher and student perspective’, Psychology Review, 22 (1), pp.10-11.
A teacher, Jemma Underwood, and one her A-level students, Sophie Flegg, write about their experiences of teaching and learning about schizophrenia and other clinical disorders.

(2012) ‘Biological treatments for schizophrenia’, Psychology Review, 17 (4), pp.16-17.

Main, J. (2012) ‘Biological treatments for mental disorders’, Psychology Review, 17 (4), pp.2-7.
A range of different biological treatments for schizophrenia and depression have been developed in recent years. Dr James Main, a doctor specialising in psychiatry, explains how these treatments work.

Workman, L. (2012) ‘Evolution and schizophrenia’, Psychology Review, 17 (3), pp.2-5.
If natural selection ensures survival of the fittest, why does schizophrenia continue to exist? Lance Workman, a leading evolutionary psychologist investigates.