While psychotherapy can be used to treat many mental disorders,medical therapy,rather than psychotherapy,would be the treatment of choice for

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Major depressive disorder and schizophrenia are best treated with medication therapy, as they involve imbalances in brain chemistry and neurobiology. While psychotherapy can be a helpful complement to medication therapy, it is not the primary treatment for these disorders.

Answer: D 
 Somatic symptom and conversion disorders are best treated with medical therapy, as they may involve physical symptoms or issues that require medical evaluation and intervention. While psychotherapy can be helpful in managing the emotional impact of these disorders, it is not the primary treatment for the physiological aspects.

Answers A and B are not the best choices because dissociative disorders and generalized anxiety disorder/PTSD respectively can be treated with a combination of medication and psychotherapy, depending on the individual case.

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