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Jkov05

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Primarily because of their low toxicity and absence of anticholinergic side-effects, ______________ are presently the recommended class of drugs for the treatment of depression in the elderly.
 
  a. tricyclic antidepressants
  b. monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  c. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  d. psychostimulants

Question 2

Research on the treatment of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with psychostimulants suggests that
 
  a. the beneficial effects of psychostimulants cease completely at puberty
  b. ADHD children exhibit decreased motor activity in response to psychostimulants, whereas normal children exhibit hyperactivity in response to psychostimulants
  c. both a and b
  d. neither a nor b



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Laurenleakan

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d




Jkov05

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


helenmarkerine

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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