The wife and children of a man with major depression are eager to find a solution to his mental health disorder and are disillusioned with the lack of success that has following conventional treatments
They have announced their intention to send him to an "alternative" treatment center at great cost. What characteristic of this treatment should signal the nurse to the possibility that it is based on pseudoscience?
A) The center's leadership questions the efficacy of many conventional antidepressant medications.
B) The treatment will take place at a center that is located outside of the United States.
C) The major basis for the treatment is the testimony of a few enthusiastic ex-patients.
D) The treatment focuses on all aspects of clients' lives rather than focusing solely on mental health.
Ans: C
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Practitioners of pseudoscience rely on eyewitness testimonies and personal anecdotes, rather than well-controlled, publicly verifiable studies. Criticism of particular medications, locations outside the United Sstates, and a holistic approach are not necessarily suggestive of pseudoscience.
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