PET Studies Indicate That, Over the Course of Antidepressant Treatment

question 7

Multiple Choice

PET studies indicate that, over the course of antidepressant treatment, activity in the amygdala:

• A) always decreases.
• B) decreases only when treatment is effective.
• C) always increases.
• D) increases only when treatment is effective.

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