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A clinical psychologist compared the effectiveness of atypical and typical antipsychotics for different symptom profiles in schizophrenia. The results of the study are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Percentage of schizophrenia patients showing clinical improvement after 6 months of treatment
Symptom profilePercentage of patients showing significant improvement with atypical antipsychoticsPercentage of patients showing significant improvement with typical antipsychotics
Patients with cognitive symptoms40%15%
Patients with positive symptoms65%65%

What do the data in Table 1 seem to show about the effectiveness of atypical and typical antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia?

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Drug therapy for schizophrenia Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Drug therapy for schizophrenia

14 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Drug therapy for schizophrenia. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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