Research on Relapse in Patients with Depression Compares the Effects

question 13

Multiple Choice

Research on relapse in patients with depression compares the effects of placebo treatment to active drug treatment for a year after patients' depression has subsided. This research has shown that:

• A) both placebos and active drugs prevent relapse
• B) active drugs prevent relapse better than a placebo
• C) neither drugs nor placebos are needed after depression has subsided, as it tends to "cure itself" after about a year
• D) relapse can only be prevented by behavioural therapy