After a hundred patients with depression failed to respond to psychotherapy, they were given antidepressant drugs, and about one-fourth of them improved in the next few months. What can we conclude from these results, if anything?
a. At least one-fourth of patients respond better to antidepressants than to psychotherapy.
b. Switching from one type of treatment to another is helpful to many
patients.
c. Patients should be allowed to choose what type of therapy they want.
d. We can draw none of these conclusions.
d
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