LR FROM LSAT 2

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Psychiatrists have for years sought ways to treat
schizophrenia, one of the most common mental
illnesses among people in the United States.
Various methods, including psychotherapy, electric
shock and medications have been employed with
some success, but the most promising means of
treating schizophrenia seems to be the combination
of clinical treatment and a regimen of depressantbased
drugs.

Which of the following assumptions is central to the
argument above?

A) The combination of a regimen of depressantbased
drugs and clinical treatment is more
likely to effectively treat schizophrenia than
the use of psychotherapy alone.
B) The use of a combination of treatments has
proven successful in treating other forms of
mental illness.
C) Schizophrenic patients have a lot of trouble
administering their own medications in the
absence of a trained medical professional.
D) Psychotherapy has generally been more
successful in treating schizophrenia than
electric shock has.
E) Depressant-based drugs that are required for
the treatment of schizophrenia can be obtained
cheaply by schizophrenic patients.