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oliviahorn72 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When a community mental health nurse focuses on intervention strategies designed to increase self-efficacy among members of a minority neighborhood group, a realistic primary prevention goal would be:

a. elimination of mental illness in the community.
b. resolving social problems within the community.
c. reducing both stressors and suffering in the group.
d. reducing the incidence of depression in the group.

Question 2

Because MAO inhibitors have long-acting metabolites:

a. at least 2 weeks should elapse between administration of some other antidepressant
b. the half-lives of the medications are likely to be very long as well
c. they have many associated and serious side effects
d. they are the most effective of the antidepressant medications that can be administered

cam1229 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Primary prevention is aimed at reducing the incidence of mental illness. Depression is a frequent outcome of low self-efficacy. Therefore a goal of intervention to raise self-efficacy is to reduce the incidence of depression in the group.

Answer to Question 2

A
At least 2 weeks should elapsed between the administration of MAOIs and the administration of another type of antidepressant. Furthermore, administration of MAOIs should not be discontinued abruptly. Rather, the administration should be stopped gradually to avoid significant side effects.