A regional clinical commissioning group is reviewing its funding allocations for mental health services. A spokesperson for the group stated:
"In an era of tight budgets, we must prioritise funding for pharmacological interventions because they directly correct the underlying biological mechanisms of psychiatric conditions, whereas psychological therapies are expensive, slow, and fail to address the core physical pathology."
For a mental disorder other than schizophrenia, use your knowledge of both biological and psychological explanations of its causes to evaluate this spokesperson's argument and assess the comparative effectiveness of these two types of treatment.
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