When Studies of Persons Treated and Untreated for Existing Bulimia

question 14

Multiple Choice

When studies of persons treated and untreated for existing bulimia are combined,it appears that:

• A)many patients recover with no treatment
• B)more patients recover after receiving treatment that exhibit spontaneous recovery without treatment
• C)treatment does not appear to be necessary or even useful for some people
• D)for some subgroups,recovery rates are quite low for both treated and untreated groups
• E)most women do not cross diagnostic categories of eating disorder

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