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SO00 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse works with a 16-year-old client who has an alcohol use disorder. Which mental disorder, highly correlated to substance use disorder, should the nurse also assess for in this client?

A) Obsessive compulsive disorder
B) Anxiety disorder
C) Major depression
D) Bipolar disorder

Question 2

The client states a history of substance abuse but reports current abstinence. If valid, this report means that the client has not used alcohol or illicit substances in at least how many months?

A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12

yasmina · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
In the United States, substance use is highly correlated with a range of mental disorders and serious psychological distress. Three times as many youth 12 to 17 years of age who were diagnosed with major depression in the past year met criteria for substance use disorder (18.2), as compared with youth who did not have a history of mental illness (5.8).

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
If there is no use of illicit substances or alcohol in the preceding 12 months, a person is considered abstinent.