Test IMAT - Medicina in Inglese 2022-2023: domande di cultura generale e ragionamento logico

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We have two standard forms of treatment for depression: antidepressant medication and psychological therapy. But over the last 30 years these treatments have not reduced either the prevalence of, or the disability caused by, depression: it is likely to remain a significant and largely intractable mental health problem. There are three key issues here: access, compliance and relapse. Access to treatment tends to be restricted to the minority of people who live in urban areas of wealthy countries. But even those who have access to care do not always comply with treatment recommendations – for many understandable reasons. To compound all this, high numbers of people who respond well to treatment later relapse: this is one of the reasons why depression remains so widespread. Which one of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?

Over the past 30 years, treatments have not reduced the prevalence of or disability caused by depression.
Depression is likely to remain a significant and largely intractable mental health problem.
One of the reasons why depression remains so widespread is the high rate of relapse.
Access, compliance and relapse are the three key issues in the treatment of depression.
Access to treatment for depression tends to be restricted to people in urban areas of wealthy countries.