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saraeharris

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Which antidepressant medications are commonly used in the elderly because of diminished risk of adverse effects?
 
  a. monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
  b. tricyclic antidepressants
  c. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  d. barbiturates

Question 2

A 32-year-old client suffers from dissociative identity disorder. The client has 22 known personalities. A nurse recognizes that dissociation appears to serve which function for this client?
 
  A) Dissociation is a means of attention-seeking behavior.
  B) Dissociation serves to decrease depression and anxiety caused by feelings of excessive and inappropriate guilt.
  C) The mental partitions created during episodes of dissociation serve to isolate painful events so that the primary self can escape.
  D) Dissociation is speculative at best, and the motivations of these clients should be questioned.


jaygar71

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are generally preferred as a first-line pharmacological treatment of depression in the elderly. SSRIs have a low risk of adverse effects than other antidepressants.

Answer to Question 2

C


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