A client is exhibiting delusional thoughts. An appropriate intervention for this client would include which of the following?
A) Group therapy
B) Individual therapy
C) Insight-oriented therapy
D) Problem-oriented therapy
Ans: B
Individual psychotherapy is the treatment of choice because clients with delusional thoughts do not respond well to insight-oriented, problem-oriented, or group therapy in which delusions are confronted by peers or therapists.
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