An Insurance Company Is Interested in the Most Effective Treatment

question 95

Multiple Choice

An insurance company is interested in the most effective treatment for acute depression. Based on recent research, what is the best advice that one could give to the company?

• A) "Medication, interpersonal psychotherapy, and cognitive-behavioral treatments are all equally effective."
• B) "Interpersonal psychotherapy is far more effective than either medication or cognitive-behavioral therapy."
• C) "Belief in treatment is enough-even placebo pills are as effective as psychotherapy or medication."
• D) "Only antidepressant medication is effective."

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Definitions:

Statistical

Pertaining to the use of statistics or the methodology of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting numerical data.

Clusters

Groups or collections of similar things or people, often identified through certain algorithms or criteria.

Dramatic

Pertaining to drama or performance, or characterized by emotional, exciting, or unexpected events or circumstances.

Cluster B

Dramatic or emotional personality disorders; “wild” or “bad.”