When Treating Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, How Effective Is Combining

question 42

Multiple Choice

When treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, how effective is combining exposure and ritual prevention (ERP) with medication?

• A)Combining the two is better than ERP alone.
• B)Combining the two causes patients to discontinue treatment.
• C)Combining the two is better than drug treatment alone.
• D)Combining the two does not produce any additional therapeutic advantage.

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