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Title: Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that am Post by: colleen on May 5, 2012 Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that among those who were taking Prozac, the metabolism of glucose in the brain improved. Did this prove that medication is a better form of treatment for OCD than psychotherapy? If not, why not?
Title: Re: Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that am Post by: ThePsychic on May 5, 2012 A good answer will include the following key point.
No, it did not prove that. Exactly the same brain changes occurred in people who were getting cognitive-behavior therapy and no medication. And unlike antidepressants, the therapy also restores depressed people’s brain-wave patterns during sleep to normal. |