_______________________________________________________________________ Depression and Suicide
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DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
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131. All of the following statements regarding depression are TRUE, EXCEPT: A) Depression is less common among the medically ill. B) Women have higher lifetime rates of depression than men. C) One in 5 Americans are afflicted by depressive disorders annually. D) Roughly 18.4% of all persons in the United States will have a diagnosable depression at least once in their lifetimes. 132. Which of the following is a risk factor for depression? A) Being married B) Higher socioeconomic status C) Severe underweight in women D) Major life changes such as job loss or divorce 133. Which of the following medical conditions is NOT typically associated with depression? A) Stroke B) Dermatitis C) Chronic pain D) Myocardial infarction 134. All of the following are risk factors for peripartum depression, EXCEPT: A) Substance abuse B) Past abuse experiences C) Excessive social involvement D) Previous history of a mood disorder 135. After the initial onset of major depressive disorder (MDD), what percentage of patients have a chronic and unremitting course? A) Less than 1%
137. Persons with MDD are at highest risk of a first suicide attempt
A) in the first three months of onset. B) three to six months after onset. C) six to nine months after onset. D) one year after onset.
138. The diagnosis of major depression is made by all of the following, EXCEPT: A) Patient history B) Diagnostic criteria
C) Psychometric findings D) Quantifiable measures
139. Major depression can manifest as disturbances in A) appearance and affect. B) cognition and sensorium. C) mood and thought process. D) All of the above 140. Which of the following is TRUE about depression screening instruments? A) They provide a definitive diagnosis of depression. B) They help determine the origin of depressive symptoms. C) They are used to identify patients in need of a full psychologic evaluation. D) They can be used with family members to provide an accurate diagnosis of the patient. 141. All of the following symptoms occurring nearly every day are diagnostic criteria of MDD, EXCEPT: A) Insomnia or hypersomnia B) Reckless, impulsive behavior C) Feeling of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt D) Loss of interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities 142. Which of the following is a characteristic of MDD with melancholic features? A) Mood reactivity
B) 15% C) 35% D) 50%
B) Interpersonal rejection sensitivity C) Peculiarities of voluntary movement D) Depression regularly worse in the morning
136. Maintaining antidepressant therapy following onset of a major depressive episode A) reduces recurrence.
B) delays future recurrences. C) has no effect on recurrence. D) may increase the risk of a recurrence.
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