Key features of depression and its management in general practice.
 
 

"..I'm not like other people.."

 
1. Fatima should be investigated in order to exclude organic illness.
2. A personality disorder may present in this way.
3. Prescribed drugs may be the cause of this presentation.
4. Alcohol and substance abuse should be excluded.
5. Domestic violence may present in this way.
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4. Alcohol and substance abuse should be excluded.

Author's answer: True

There is a high co-morbidity between depression and alcohol and substance use disorders.