Lustman and Colleagues Compared the Effects of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

question 52

Multiple Choice

Lustman and colleagues compared the effects of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for a group of diabetic patients with that of a control group and found that

• A)CBT had no effect on depression
• B)the CBT group showed some relief from depression
• C)the CBT group showed only short term relief from depression
• D)the outcome was inconclusive since many patients had to drop out
• E)the CBT group showed short and long term relief from depression

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