An Important Factor to Consider When Prescribing Drugs for the Treatment

question 187

Multiple Choice

An important factor to consider when prescribing drugs for the treatment of abnormality would be that:

• A) some people do not benefit from drug treatments.
• B) drugs cannot be combined with other forms of treatment.
• C) drugs are not very effective in the treatment of abnormal behavior.
• D) the adverse effects of drugs may result in worse quality of life than the abnormality brings.

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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