Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. Over the course of the past weeks, we have considered the use of medications in the treatment of various psychological disorders. This discussion will provide you with an opportunity to give an informed appraisal on the use of drugs to treat disorders and defend your stance based on your judgment of the literature. In your initial post, describe what you believe are the greatest strengths and weaknesses of using the medications to treat psychological disorders. Evaluate the employment of psychoactive drugs in the treatment of disorders over the lifespan from both an ethical and risk-benefits perspective. Summarize the theories of psychiatric disease and the scientific rationale behind its treatment through the employment of drug therapies. Explain what you believe to be the greatest challenges in the use of psychoactive medications over the next several years. Support your statements with references and logical arguments

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Read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week before beginning work on this discussion. We’ve been discussing the use of medications in the treatment of various psychological disorders over the last few weeks. This discussion will allow you to provide an informed assessment of the use of drugs to treat disorders and defend your position based on your reading of the literature. Describe the greatest strengths and weaknesses of using medications to treat psychological disorders in your first post. Examine the use of psychoactive drugs in the treatment of disorders across the lifespan from an ethical and risk-benefit standpoint. Summarize the psychiatric disease theories and
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