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A woman has noticed that in the fall and winter months she has a loss of energy, difficulty sleeping, and sadness. After seeking treatment, the client is diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder.
 
  Which of the following treatments is typically most effective for this condition?
  A) MAOIs
  B) SSRIs
  C) Electroconvulsive therapy
  D) Phototherapy

Question 2

A client comes into a psychiatric mental health facility suffering from major depression.
 
  He tells the nurse that a friend of a relative who lives in Canada has undergone transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). He would like to know if he can receive the treatment. Which of the following is the nurse's best response?
  A) The treatment was researched by the Food and Drug Administration and rejected.
  B) The treatment has many dangerous side effects.
  C) The treatment is considered safe and minimally invasive.
  D) The treatment has been found to be ineffective for major depression.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
Phototherapy (light therapy) was introduced during the 1980s as a treatment for a mood disorder with a seasonal pattern: seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Typically, symptoms of SAD begin in the fall or early winter and resolve in the spring. Clients with SAD experience the symptoms of general depression during this time, such as sleep disturbance, sadness, loss of energy, and irritability.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
TMS is considered the safest and least invasive of the new stimulating techniques now under research. Its advantage is that it has no side effects though efficacy appears modest. TMS has been approved in Canada and Israel for refractory depression. In 2008, the FDA approved TMS in the United States for the treatment of depression.



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