In working with persons serious and persistent mental illnesses, therapists in outpatient behavioral mental health should:

a) Provide traditional psychotherapy
b) Offer a cognitive-behavioral approach to treatment
c) Deemphasize traditional psychotherapeutic approaches
d) Refer consumers out of this type of program


Answer: C

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What will be an ideal response?

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