Regarding the effectiveness of therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. In a national survey, it was found that only five out of ten people who have sought mental health care say their lives improved as a result of the treatment.
b. Someone who feels better after six months of therapy may have experienced a spontaneous remission.
c. Studies have shown that some therapies are more effective for specific disorders.
d. When experiments are used to determine the effectiveness of therapies, a waiting-list control group is often used.
ANSWER: a
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