One Intriguing Result from the Studies Comparing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

question 10

Multiple Choice

One intriguing result from the studies comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) for bulimia nervosa is the finding that

• A) IPT is more effective in the short term but CBT is more effective when we look at how well patients are doing one year following treatment.
• B) IPT and CBT appear to be indistinguishable in terms of their effectiveness in the short and long term, despite their very different approaches.
• C) IPT is always more effective than CBT.
• D) CBT is more effective in the short term, but IPT patients "catch up" and will do as well as CBT patients one year after treatment.

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