In addition to meeting with a nurse–therapist for counseling twice a week, Derek is being cared for by a psychiatrist who is overseeing the medication regimen for the treatment of his depression. What mode of care is Derek receiving?
A) Split-treatment psychotherapy
B) Brief interpersonal psychotherapy (BIPT)
C) Solution-focused brief therapy
D) Behavior therapy
Ans: A
Split-treatment psychotherapy involves a protocol between a nurse–therapist who provides psychotherapy and a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner who provides pharmacotherapy for the client. The other noted modes of psychotherapy do not explicitly include pharmacologic interventions.
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