Which Statement Is the MOST Appropriate Conclusion About New Drug

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which statement is the MOST appropriate conclusion about new drug studies, placebo studies, symptom-exacerbation studies, and medication-withdrawal studies?

• A) The studies provide very little useful information about the biology of disorders.
• B) The studies do not use scientific methods.
• C) The studies are often conducted on children.
• D) The studies have led to calls for greater safeguards for patients.

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Definitions:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.

Eating Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits, which negatively affect a person's health and well-being.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image leading to self-starvation.

Dissociation

A mental process that causes a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memory, and sense of identity.