True: Patients were allocated to the two conditions in an unbiased way, There was a control condition so researchers could more accurately see how effective CBT and usual were., After six months, over twice as many patients given usual care plus CBT had over 50% reduction in their symptoms in comparison to those patients just given usual care., The researchers ensured that participants in both groups had a similar level of depression., The study could have a positive effect on the real world., False: Most patients with depression respond well to medication., The study recruited a narrow sample of participants., The researchers made up their own questionnaire to measure depression., The study concluded that CBT is the most useful treatment for depression., A limitation of the study is that there was a high drop-out rate after six months., Extraneous variables were a big problem for the study., People are accurate when it comes to rating their own depression using questionnaires like the one used in this study., The study shows that a holistic approach is not as effective in treating depression., The study supports the idea that medication is cheaper than CBT and medication combined.,

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