Drug Therapy

About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about the different drugs that can be used to treat schizophrenia, focusing in particular on: (i) first generation antipsychotics, including chlorpromazine and haloperidol; (ii) their effectiveness and potential side effects; (iii) the second generation of antipsychotic drugs; (iv) the risks and benefits associated with clozapine, olanzapine and aripiprazole.

About the lecturer

Mr Kevin Silber is a senior lecturer at the University of Derby where he primarily teaches biological psychology modules. Mr Silber is also an AQA A-Level examiner and is involved in authoring texts for A-Level psychology. Having started life as a neuroscientist, Mr Silber’s research interests still lie in biologically oriented topics. However, his main research interest is now focused on body image. Some of Mr Silber’s recent publications include ‘Working memory in children: A developmental approach to the phonological coding of pictorial material’ (2011) and ‘Sexual orientation and the sleep-wake cycle: A preliminary investigation’ (2000).