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12 years ago
Two PET-scan studies of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder showed that among those who were    taking Prozac, the metabolism of glucose in the brain improved.  Did this prove that medication is a better    form of treatment for OCD than psychotherapy? If not, why not?
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12 years ago
A good answer will include the following key point.
No, it did not prove that. Exactly the same brain changes occurred in people who were getting cognitive-behavior therapy and no medication. And unlike antidepressants, the therapy also restores depressed people’s brain-wave patterns during sleep to normal.
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