_____-Based Practice Is Defined as the Use of the Best

question 33

Multiple Choice

_____-based practice is defined as the use of the best available scientific knowledge derived from randomized controlled outcome studies, and meta-analyses of existing outcome studies, as one basis for guiding professional interventions and effective therapies, combined with professional ethical standards, clinical judgment, and practice wisdom.

• A)Ideology
• B)Experience
• C)Evidence
• D)Individual

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Definitions:

Depression

A common mental disorder characterized by persistent sadness, loss of interest, and a lack of energy or drive, often accompanied by physical symptoms.

Rapid Cycling

A term in bipolar disorder characterized by four or more episodes of mania, hypomania, or depression within a year.

Melancholic

Characterized by a profound presentation of depression, often with significant changes in appetite, sleep, and energy levels, and marked by feelings of sorrow, hopelessness, or inadequacy.

Peripartum

refers to the period shortly before, during, and immediately after childbirth.