After a Hundred Patients with Depression Failed to Respond to Psychotherapy,they

question 271

Multiple Choice

After a hundred patients with depression failed to respond to psychotherapy,they were given antidepressant drugs,and about one-fourth of them improved in the next few months.What can we conclude from these results,if anything?​

• A)At least one-fourth of patients respond better to antidepressants than to psychotherapy.
• B)​Switching from one type of treatment to another is helpful to many patients.
• C)​Patients should be allowed to choose what type of therapy they want.
• D)​We can draw none of these conclusions.

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