Key features of depression
and its management in general practice. |
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"..I've
been possessed by the devil"
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In
considering alternate treatments, which of the following statements
are
true of antidepressants treatment and electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) in
this context? |
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1.
Grandiose plans are characteristic of bipolar illness, manic phase. |
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2.
Clinical features of mania usually appear gradually over a period
of weeks. |
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3.
Episodes of mania may be mild and of short duration. |
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4.
The depressive phases of bipolar disease are identical to
major depressive illness. |
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5. Omar should be considered for prophylactic treatment. |
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2.
Clinical features of mania usually appear gradually over a period of
weeks.
Author's
answer: False
The
clinical features of mania usually appear abruptly.
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