Which of the Following Is True

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Cognitive therapy has shown no effectiveness in treating depression in older adults.
• B) Antidepressants and some form of psychotherapy may be slightly more efficacious than either treatment alone, in the case of chronic depression.
• C) Cognitive-behaviour therapy has not been shown to be effective in treating anxiety and related disorders in children.
• D) Cognitive-behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy have both proven ineffective in treating bulimia.
• E) In searching for the active ingredient of cognitive therapy for depression researchers examined three treatments which were each found to significantly differ from the other two.

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