单选题
. Online programs to fight depression are already commercially available. While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.
The study looked at computer-assisted cognitive (认知的) behavioral therapy (CBT) and found that it was no more effective in treating depression than the usual care patients receive from a primary care doctor.
Traditional CBT is considered an effective form of talk therapy for depression, helping people challenge negative thoughts and change the way they think in order to change their mood and behaviors. However, online CBT programs have been gaining popularity, with the attraction of providing low-cost help wherever someone has access to a computer.
A team of researchers from the University of York conducted a randomized (随机的) control trial with 691 depressed patients from 83 physician practices across England. The patients were split into three groups: one group received only usual care from a physician while the other two groups received usual care from a physician plus one of two computerized CBT programs. Participants were balanced across the three groups for age, sex, educational background, severity and duration of depression, and use of antidepressants (抗抑郁药).
After four months, the patients using the computerized CBT programs had no improvement in depression levels over the patients who were only getting usual care from their doctors.
"It's an important, cautionary note that we shouldn't get too carried away with the idea that a computer system can replace doctors and therapists," says Christopher Dowrick, a professor of primary medical care at the University of Liverpool. "We do still need the human touch or the human interaction, particularly when people are depressed."
Being depressed can mean feeling "lost in your own small, negative, dark world," Dowrick says. Having a person, instead of a computer, reach out to you is particularly important in combating that sense of isolation. "When you're emotionally vulnerable, you're even more in need of a caring human being," he says.1. What does the recent study say about online CBT programs? ______
The study looked at computer-assisted cognitive (认知的) behavioral therapy (CBT) and found that it was no more effective in treating depression than the usual care patients receive from a primary care doctor.
Traditional CBT is considered an effective form of talk therapy for depression, helping people challenge negative thoughts and change the way they think in order to change their mood and behaviors. However, online CBT programs have been gaining popularity, with the attraction of providing low-cost help wherever someone has access to a computer.
A team of researchers from the University of York conducted a randomized (随机的) control trial with 691 depressed patients from 83 physician practices across England. The patients were split into three groups: one group received only usual care from a physician while the other two groups received usual care from a physician plus one of two computerized CBT programs. Participants were balanced across the three groups for age, sex, educational background, severity and duration of depression, and use of antidepressants (抗抑郁药).
After four months, the patients using the computerized CBT programs had no improvement in depression levels over the patients who were only getting usual care from their doctors.
"It's an important, cautionary note that we shouldn't get too carried away with the idea that a computer system can replace doctors and therapists," says Christopher Dowrick, a professor of primary medical care at the University of Liverpool. "We do still need the human touch or the human interaction, particularly when people are depressed."
Being depressed can mean feeling "lost in your own small, negative, dark world," Dowrick says. Having a person, instead of a computer, reach out to you is particularly important in combating that sense of isolation. "When you're emotionally vulnerable, you're even more in need of a caring human being," he says.1. What does the recent study say about online CBT programs? ______
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】 由题干中的recent study定位到第一段最后一句。
细节辨认题。定位句提到，近期的一项研究指出对抗抑郁症的在线项目不是很有效，主要是因为抑郁的病人不会参与其中或是坚持下去。选项A中的carry them through对应定位句中的stick with them，故答案为A。
虽然没有电脑的确无法进行在线治疗，但是这并非近期的研究得出的结论，故排除B“病人不使用电脑是无法参与其中的”；研究并未指出在线项目可以省去拜访医生的麻烦，故排除C“它们可以省去病人拜访医生的麻烦”；文中并未提及它们被很多病人很好地接受，故排除D“它们已经被很多病人很好地接受了”。
本文选自2015年11月12日发表在www.npr.org(美国国家公共电台官网)上的一篇标题为“Depressed? Look For Help From A Human, Not A Computer”(《抑郁?向人寻求帮助，而不是电脑》)的文章。
细节辨认题。定位句提到，近期的一项研究指出对抗抑郁症的在线项目不是很有效，主要是因为抑郁的病人不会参与其中或是坚持下去。选项A中的carry them through对应定位句中的stick with them，故答案为A。
虽然没有电脑的确无法进行在线治疗，但是这并非近期的研究得出的结论，故排除B“病人不使用电脑是无法参与其中的”；研究并未指出在线项目可以省去拜访医生的麻烦，故排除C“它们可以省去病人拜访医生的麻烦”；文中并未提及它们被很多病人很好地接受，故排除D“它们已经被很多病人很好地接受了”。
本文选自2015年11月12日发表在www.npr.org(美国国家公共电台官网)上的一篇标题为“Depressed? Look For Help From A Human, Not A Computer”(《抑郁?向人寻求帮助，而不是电脑》)的文章。