The Focus on Neuroscience Box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication

question 472

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication" features a study in which positron emission tomography (PET) scans were taken at the beginning of the study and then again 12 weeks later. The PET scans compared brain activity in:

• A) participants who received treatment with a dual-reuptake inhibitor and participants who received deep brain stimulation for major depressive disorder.
• B) participants with bipolar disease and participants with major depressive disorder.
• C) participants who received psychotherapy treatment for major depressive disorder and participants who received antidepressant medication treatment for major depressive disorder.
• D) participants who received treatment with an SSRI antidepressant medication and participants who were treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depressive disorder.

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